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May 29, 2026
New York lawmakers advanced legislation guaranteeing workers' access to their employment file, Connecticut legislators sent a sweeping artificial intelligence bill to the governor's desk, and the California Senate approved a bill limiting AI’s role in disciplinary decisions. Here's Law360's biweekly look at notable state-level legislative developments discrimination lawyers should have on their radar.
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May 29, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will head to the Fifth Circuit to defend its trial win in a harassment lawsuit against an airline, and then appear before the Ninth Circuit to argue for the reinstatement of a disability discrimination suit against a financial services company. Here's a look at a quartet of oral arguments that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in June.
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May 29, 2026
An Oregon federal judge has ruled that four proposed classes of women athletes accusing the University of Oregon of treating them unequally compared with men did not meet class certification criteria but said certifying another group later was possible.
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May 29, 2026
The United Auto Workers and an auto parts manufacturer defeated a Black former forklift driver's lawsuit alleging his union failed to adequately represent him when he was fired for complaining that a white colleague used a racial slur, with an Ohio federal judge ruling he filed his claims too late.
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May 29, 2026
A University of Michigan surgeon has sued the school's Board of Regents and a department chair, claiming they suspended him from teaching over protected classroom speech and retaliated against him for prior lawsuits claiming age discrimination and other misconduct.
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May 29, 2026
In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a motion to dismiss hearing in a proposed wage and hour class action against oil refinery company Phillips 66. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
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May 29, 2026
CNN America and a former worker who claimed she was unlawfully denied a proper place to pump breast milk on the job told a D.C. federal court they had agreed on the broad strokes of a deal to resolve her suit.
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May 29, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will meet Thursday to consider retracting a Biden-era strategic enforcement plan that pledged to focus on protecting LGBTQ+ individuals, religious minorities and workers impacted by technology-related bias.
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May 28, 2026
An employee hit Shield AI Inc. with a suit in Texas federal court Thursday, alleging the defense technology company engaged in data fraud, allowed a company executive to perpetuate "egregious acts of sexual violence," and retaliated against him after he spoke up.
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May 28, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit ruled on Thursday that a discrimination verdict against a Miami car dealership was slashed too far when a judge chose between federal and state damages caps, saying the caps should be added together.
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May 28, 2026
A former executive hired to help oversee Wells Fargo's compliance with a federal consent order over an unauthorized account scandal has accused the bank of race and disability discrimination, saying he was retaliated against and ultimately fired after lodging internal complaints of disparate treatment of Black employees.
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May 28, 2026
The former mail carrier behind a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made it harder for employers to deny religious accommodations and GOP state attorneys general are among a chorus of amici backing a bid for high court review from Washington firefighters who were denied faith-based COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. Here's a look at their arguments.
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May 28, 2026
A California state judge has mostly rejected Tesla Inc.'s bid for a summary judgment win in the California Civil Rights Department's lawsuit alleging the electric-auto maker has allowed racism to run rampant at its Fremont factory, sending the high-stakes civil rights dispute to a July 20 jury trial.
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May 28, 2026
A former Southwest Airlines employee has sued the airline in Illinois state court, claiming that her supervisor harassed her because of her race and that she was ultimately fired for reporting that disparate treatment, which included departures from standard discipline and various tasks she was expected to perform that her white colleagues were not.
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May 28, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge Thursday dismissed a surgeon's discrimination lawsuit against the University of Connecticut, saying a bid for money damages was barred by sovereign immunity and that a state employment law claim could only be heard in state court, though the doctor is allowed to retool her case.
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May 28, 2026
An Arkansas hospital can't escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that two doctors refused to let a male medical assistant help with childbirth, with a federal judge ruling Thursday that a jury should weigh whether the hospital used patient privacy concerns as cover for bias.
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May 28, 2026
The Florida Supreme Court rejected a welder's appeal alleging that a power company terminated him in retaliation for blowing the whistle on unsafe work conditions, ruling Thursday he didn't prove beyond a subjective belief that his former employer violated the law.
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May 28, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said the Eleventh Circuit should reinstate a jury win for a female former host of a Georgia restaurant who claimed that managers failed to stop male coworkers' lewd behavior toward her, faulting the trial court for minimizing the men's conduct.
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May 28, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeking to roll back guidance outlining how employers can voluntarily implement affirmative action plans that comply with federal civil rights law.
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May 28, 2026
A Second Circuit panel closely examined Thursday whether a former Thompson Hine LLP partner's lawsuit falls within the scope of federal law nullifying arbitration agreements in cases of sexual harassment, with one judge signaling some skepticism that the statute applies.
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May 28, 2026
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a medical benefits management company's win in a Black former business analyst's suit alleging she was denied higher pay and promotions because of her race, saying she failed to show the company's stated reasons were a cover for discrimination.
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May 28, 2026
A Washington, D.C., restaurant owner pressured a manager to stop working while pregnant and fired her because she asked for a two-week extension to her maternity leave, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in federal court.
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May 27, 2026
The NFL's failed bid at the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a former coach's racial discrimination claims via arbitration serves as a warning to businesses seeking to draft employment contracts with few options and limited rights for workers.
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May 27, 2026
A New York federal court has blocked West Point from requiring civilian faculty to get permission before using their school affiliation in external engagements involving their area of expertise, finding a civilian professor will likely prevail in his First Amendment challenge.
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May 27, 2026
A candidate screening company urged a Colorado federal judge to reject the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid to enforce subpoenas seeking information about preoffer assessments for sheriff's office applicants, calling the demand an overbroad "fishing expedition."