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June 26, 2026
A Colorado federal judge on Friday refused to block a plaintiff in a related state court case from contacting nurses in a $14 million wage and hour settlement, finding the health system and workers had not shown the court could step in and restrict a nonparty's conduct.
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June 26, 2026
In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a class certification hearing in a wage and hour suit against Little Caesars. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
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June 26, 2026
Reed Smith LLP asked a New Jersey court on Thursday to stay a former attorney's gender discrimination suit against it while the attorney's appeal of the scope of the damages in the suit plays out.
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June 26, 2026
This week, a New York federal magistrate judge will consider whether to give preliminary approval to a $162 million settlement resolving a proposed class and collective action that accused a New York Medicaid program contractor of not paying 200,000 personal assistants accurately and on time.
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June 26, 2026
An insurance brokerage asked a North Carolina federal judge for an early win in a former employee benefits advisor's suit alleging she was pushed out after raising concerns about maternity leave, pumping accommodations and commissions, arguing she was fired for performance problems.
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June 26, 2026
A property management company and its former accountant settled a lawsuit Friday in Ohio federal court alleging she was fired three days before she was scheduled to return from medical leave.
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June 26, 2026
DHL Express failed to provide legally required meal and rest breaks and denied workers compensation for missed break time in violation of state and local wage laws, a worker alleged in Washington state court.
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June 26, 2026
The House Education and Workforce Committee has approved a bill that would direct the government to research how artificial intelligence is being used in the workplace, in an effort to better understand how the technology could transform the future of work.
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June 25, 2026
From expanded family leave and new portable benefits for gig workers, to increased child labor penalties and a phasing out of the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities, wage and hour laws are changing in cities and states around the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at updates happening in July.
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June 25, 2026
A Washington federal magistrate judge on Thursday sent a proposed wage-and-hour class action against a subsidiary of Extended Stay America back to state court, finding the hotel operator did not show that the suit exceeded the $5 million threshold for federal jurisdiction.
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June 25, 2026
The Ninth Circuit has ordered a Washington federal court to increase an attorney fee award for farmworkers who successfully challenged the federal government's agricultural wage survey methodology, finding the lower court's explanation for slashing the award by 75% was insufficient.
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June 25, 2026
Three Democratic lawmakers reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would tackle wage theft by requiring employers to disclose to their employees the terms of their employment, imposing penalties for wage theft violations and bolstering recordkeeping requirements.
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June 25, 2026
A Colorado state judge has dismissed a free speech claim by a former public defender, who alleged he was fired after making court filings and seeking a hearing to warn that crushing caseloads and a cyberattack threatened his ability to provide constitutionally adequate representation to criminal defendants.
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June 25, 2026
A logistics provider that helps manage trailers on company grounds agreed to pay up to $1.7 million to resolve a collective action alleging it misclassified drivers as overtime-exempt, according to an unopposed approval motion filed Thursday in Georgia federal court.
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June 25, 2026
New York City has moved to bar a food delivery app from operating in the city unless it begins paying its workers the legally required minimum wage, after the company's own reports showed it paid workers as little as $1.82 per hour.
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June 24, 2026
A Colorado federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to add new plaintiff members and classes to a Fair Labor Standards Act class and collective action from travel nurses accusing two staffing agencies of unpaid overtime.
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June 24, 2026
A Texas federal court on Wednesday struck down parts of a U.S. Department of Labor rule from former President Joe Biden's administration that updated prevailing wage calculations under the Davis-Bacon Act after the agency had said it would not oppose such a ruling.
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June 24, 2026
An insurance call-center operator and its president have reached an agreement in principle to settle a proposed collective action alleging the company misclassified sales representatives as independent contractors, paid them through Cash App and denied them overtime wages, according to a notice filed Wednesday in Florida federal court.
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June 24, 2026
Two former United Parcel Service Inc. workers have sued the package delivery company in Washington federal court, alleging it failed to provide legally required meal and rest breaks and shorted employees on wages and overtime under state law.
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June 24, 2026
A contractor that helps administer a New York state Medicaid program has agreed to pay at least $162 million to resolve a sweeping suit alleging it failed to timely and accurately pay about 200,000 personal assistants, according to a motion filed in New York federal court.
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June 24, 2026
The question of whether a worker consents to arbitrate even if they don't open emails containing opt-out instructions for an arbitration pact, which the Ninth Circuit is considering, hinges on if the worker acknowledged having received the emails, attorneys said.
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June 24, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $1.7 million in back wages for more than 1,600 hourly workers after finding a multi-trade contractor failed to include incentive bonuses when calculating overtime pay, the agency said.
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June 24, 2026
A Colorado-based 3D concrete printing company settled a proposed collective action alleging it misclassified equipment operators as overtime-exempt and paid them a salary without overtime premiums, according to a notice filed in Colorado federal court.
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June 23, 2026
A company that offers janitorial services to airports can compel arbitration in a former employee's wage and hour proposed class action, the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday, reversing a California district court's determination that the arbitration agreement was unconscionable.
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June 23, 2026
A Colorado federal judge declined to toss a proposed collective action that alleged a Colorado coal mining company failed to pay its hourly employees for overtime worked, ruling Tuesday that a mine operator alleged sufficient facts for the lawsuit to survive.