From a look at policy changes at the U.S. Department of Labor to the perils of "bossware," catch up on Law360 Employment Authority's wage and hour coverage from July.
The proliferation of digital surveillance and automated decision systems that monitor and manage workers' activities enables wage theft and algorithmic wage discrimination and requires more robust policymaking, the National Employment Law Project said in a new report. Here, Law360 speaks with two worker advocates from the group about "bossware" and its impact on workers' rights.
A state legislators’ group that promotes limited government is looking to finalize a proposed model policy laying out principles for the gig economy at a time when New York City and other places have regulated the industry. A senior director at the group, the American Legislative Exchange Council, spoke with Law360 about the proposal.
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From a look at policy changes at the U.S. Department of Labor to the perils of "bossware," catch up on Law360 Employment Authority's wage and hour coverage from July.
The proliferation of digital surveillance and automated decision systems that monitor and manage workers' activities enables wage theft and algorithmic wage discrimination and requires more robust policymaking, the National Employment Law Project said in a new report. Here, Law360 speaks with two worker advocates from the group about "bossware" and its impact on workers' rights.
A state legislators’ group that promotes limited government is looking to finalize a proposed model policy laying out principles for the gig economy at a time when New York City and other places have regulated the industry. A senior director at the group, the American Legislative Exchange Council, spoke with Law360 about the proposal.
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July 31, 2025
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. can't get out of a lawsuit alleging that two hotels, in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, forced homeless or desperate people into servitude in exchange for shelter, though a federal judge has trimmed several claims against the company and one hotel's owners.
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July 31, 2025
A former Drexel University professor found at trial to have been paid less than her male colleagues can recoup nearly $546,000 in attorney fees and costs, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting arguments her request was late, and was inappropriate because her lead counsel was her husband.
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July 31, 2025
The Jersey City, New Jersey, fire department shorted a firefighter on pay and pension benefits while she was out on military leave and deprived her of opportunities upon her return to work, according to a lawsuit filed in state court.
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July 31, 2025
Proskauer Rose's Rachel Fischer has successfully defended high-profile clients such as Fox News in a former producer's sexual harassment and assault suit and the MLB in an umpire's race discrimination suit, earning her a spot among the employment practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 31, 2025
An agriculture company agreed to pay $2 million to resolve a Private Attorneys General Act lawsuit accusing it of failing to pay warehouse employees for work they perform off the clock and not providing duty-free meal periods, a filing in California federal court said.
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July 31, 2025
Johnson & Johnson wrongly credited a former executive sales representative's sales to another worker, leading to lost earned commissions, and then fired him once he complained, the former employee said in a suit in Texas federal court.
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July 31, 2025
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority requires certain employees to show up to work 15 to 30 minutes before their scheduled shifts but declines to compensate them for this additional work, a proposed class action filed in California federal court said.
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July 31, 2025
Kaufman Dolowich is boosting its labor and employment team, bringing in a Jackson Lewis PC labor attorney as a partner.
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July 30, 2025
A Colorado federal judge had a slew of questions Wednesday for attorneys regarding competing motions for dismissal and summary judgment in two employment companies' case against the city and county of Denver alleging officials overstepped in their attempt to audit wage violations.
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July 30, 2025
A Washington state lumber company agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle a proposed class action alleging it didn't provide legally required breaks, forced employees to work off the clock and didn't properly pay overtime, workers said Wednesday in federal court.
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July 30, 2025
A former executive agreed to resolve her lawsuit accusing a gas company of refusing to let her exercise millions of dollars' worth of stock options and then firing her for complaining, a filing in Virginia federal court said.
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July 30, 2025
Fighters suing UFC over allegations of wage suppression have asked a Nevada federal judge to impose terminating sanctions on the organization and its parent company, TKO Operating Co. LLC, for failing to turn over court-ordered documents.
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July 30, 2025
A workforce and performance management company still owes its executive vice president of engineering and solutions about $178,000 of a bonus, according to a lawsuit in Georgia federal court.
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July 30, 2025
A former Moncler employee has slapped the luxury fashion brand with a Private Attorneys General Act suit in California state court, claiming it shorted them by not paying for time spent getting into and out of uniforms and undergoing bag checks before starting their shifts.
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July 30, 2025
A former database administrator was misclassified as an independent contractor, he alleged in a proposed class and collective action in New York federal court against companies including Express Scripts and Cigna, saying he was effectively an employee.
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July 30, 2025
Leo Li of Seyfarth Shaw LLP has championed clients facing wage-and-hour class actions and California Private Attorneys General Act claims, including by securing a win on appeal for a Southern California Pizza Hut franchisee after a decade of litigation involving thousands of delivery drivers, earning him a spot among employment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 30, 2025
Camden County, New Jersey, pays telecommunication services workers who fall under protected classes — such as veterans and people of color — less than their counterparts who are not classified as such, a Communications Workers of America unit said in a proposed class action.
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July 30, 2025
A former vice president of operations and a Wisconsin YMCA agreed to end a suit by the former employee accusing the company of firing her as she was trying to get pregnant, the parties told a federal court.
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July 30, 2025
A zinc mining company requires employees to spend about an hour each day putting on protective gear and attending meetings before their shifts start but doesn't pay them for this time, according to a proposed collective action filed in Tennessee federal court.
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July 29, 2025
A California appellate court Monday refused to revive a former Los Angeles police officer's suit claiming that he was denied due process when he was fired after refusing to comply with the city's COVID-19 policies, finding that the officer wasn't fired until after he made his case to the city.
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July 29, 2025
A former staffer for retired U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner has asked the Seventh Circuit to review federal court rulings in his loss of wage theft claims against the ex-judge, arguing an Indiana federal judge permitted a botched discovery process and prematurely dismissed claims while fact issues remained.
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July 29, 2025
A New Jersey farm was entitled to have a federal court weigh in on the U.S. Department of Labor's allegations that it flouted H-2A visa program requirements, the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday, finding the DOL improperly relied on in-house administrative proceedings to impose over $580,000 in fines.
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July 29, 2025
The Sixth Circuit refused Tuesday to revive a Black law professor's lawsuit claiming the University of Michigan disciplined her out of bias and retaliation because she took medical leave, finding she failed to cast doubt on the university's belief that she'd abandoned her classes.
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July 29, 2025
A former TTEC Services employee accusing the customer service technology company of failing to reimburse workers for computers and internet upgrades asked a Colorado federal judge on Monday to certify a proposed class and collective action, claiming Tenth Circuit precedent backs certification prior to a court considering arbitration agreements.
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July 29, 2025
Harini Srinivasan of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC secured a $45 million settlement on behalf of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers who claimed pregnancy discrimination and also challenged AT&T's attendance point system, earning her a spot among the employment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.