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March 26, 2024
The Federal Circuit breathed new life Tuesday into a pharmacist's suit alleging she was paid less than a male colleague by a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, ruling the federal government can't rely on salary history alone to dispel gender bias claims.
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March 26, 2024
The federal government cannot withhold information regarding an ongoing wage theft investigation, a fishery told a Mississippi federal court, because the probe is inextricably linked with claims that the company retaliated against employees who cooperated.
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March 26, 2024
A tortilla manufacturer must face claims that it illegally denied two drivers overtime wages after a Texas federal judge denied the company's request for an early win, saying it had not proven that an exemption for outside sales workers applied to the drivers.
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March 26, 2024
Athena Health Care Systems and two of its former workers asked a Connecticut federal court to approve their proposed settlement agreement resolving claims that the company deducted wages for meal breaks even though it purportedly made them work during those breaks.
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March 25, 2024
Justice Neil Gorsuch expressed incredulity that the U.S. Supreme Court has to resolve a Pentagon employee's $3,000 dispute stemming from a furlough decision, remarking Monday on the "extraordinary" lengths the government has gone to in fighting the case.
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March 25, 2024
Time spent by workers undergoing an employer's security check that includes an inspection of the worker's personal vehicle is compensable as hours worked, but time spent driving between the security gate and the parking lot is not, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday, answering a Ninth Circuit panel's queries.
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March 25, 2024
A group of immigrant detainees has urged the Ninth Circuit to reject the federal government's stance that a privately run detention center in Tacoma is exempt from Washington's minimum wage, saying the United States has failed to point to any conflicting federal laws.
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March 25, 2024
A New York federal judge said a former Boar's Head employee showed that other workers are similarly situated in his late pay suit, granting the worker's bid for conditional certification of a collective.
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March 25, 2024
A former employee told a Delaware federal court that X Corp. can't derail a suit alleging it owes $500 million for skimping on severance pay after Elon Musk took over and fired thousands of workers, saying X breached the pact it's trying to use to force arbitration.
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March 25, 2024
The Biden administration lacks authority to implement a $15-per-hour minimum wage for government contractors, three Southern states told the Fifth Circuit, because the Procurement Act only empowers the executive branch to trim federal expenditures.
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March 25, 2024
An operator of group homes under contract with the D.C. Behavioral Health Department paid more than $560,000 for denying 34 workers their full wages and benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday.
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March 25, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is expected to receive $260 million through the end of the fiscal year after President Joe Biden signed off on the latest bipartisan government funding bill.
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March 25, 2024
Current and former employees of a Pennsylvania coal company earned conditional certification and did not violate soliciting rules for a collective action accusing management of violating overtime rules by not compensating time spent attending to gear before and after shifts, a federal judge ruled.
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March 25, 2024
A Tennessee company that manufactures parts for outdoor power equipment will pay nearly $297,000 in fines and turn over $1.5 million in profits to settle a U.S. Department of Labor suit accusing it of violating child labor laws, according to court filings.
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March 25, 2024
Amazon urged a New Jersey federal court to dismiss claims that it illegally withheld pay for time spent in mandatory security screenings, arguing that the undisputed facts establish that those screenings were not mandatory at all.
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March 25, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a First Circuit finding that Puerto Rico's fiscal management board was within its authority to void a 2022 labor law expanding some benefits for private employees because it had not been given an opportunity to review the legislation.
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March 25, 2024
An Illinois federal judge said he had doubts about claims that United Airlines owes pay to pilots taking military leaves, saying he'll wait for several appeals courts to decide the fate of similar suits before signing off on class certification.
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March 25, 2024
Governments at all levels can use their purchasing power to ensure that private companies meet labor standards, especially when a locality can’t enact wage requirements itself, according to Courtlyn Roser-Jones, an assistant professor at the Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law. Here, Law360 speaks with Roser-Jones about using contracting requirements to ensure governments do business with employers that comply with employment laws.
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March 22, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision expanding access to popular abortion pill mifepristone as well as whether juries should determine a defendants' eligibility for repeat offender enhanced sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act and how long federal employees have to appeal adverse employment decisions.
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March 22, 2024
A Washington floral wreath and garland manufacturer will pay $1.9 million to close a U.S. Department of Labor probe into allegations that it underpaid and withheld safe housing and transportation from hundreds of temporary migrant workers.
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March 22, 2024
Four states told the Ninth Circuit that the Biden administration's implementation of a $15-per-hour minimum wage for federal contractors was unlawful, arguing that the government misinterpreted a statement of statutory purpose as a mandate for broad regulatory authority.
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March 22, 2024
A former cannabis attorney at boutique firm Hiller PC told a New York state judge on Friday that her wage suit should stay in place in its entirety, saying that her contract existence doesn't prevent unjust enrichment claims.
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March 22, 2024
A New York federal judge applied a recommendation to certify a class of workers in a lawsuit claiming translation services company TransPerfect underpaid overtime wages, saying a magistrate judge's analysis was thorough, well-reasoned and included no clear errors.
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March 22, 2024
New York City recently added a private right of action to its paid sick and safe leave law, raising the risk that employers could see class action lawsuits if they fail to provide the required time off to employees or document it properly, experts say.
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March 22, 2024
A New York realty group asked a federal judge Friday for an early win in a building superintendent's lawsuit alleging he was denied overtime and adequate meal and rest breaks, saying his claims are baseless and he contradicts himself in subsequent court filings.