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May 14, 2026
Current and former employees of a United Airlines subsidiary providing cleaning services on planes can proceed as a class in their lawsuit alleging overtime pay violations tied to shift trades, a Colorado federal magistrate judge has recommended, finding the claims stem from a uniform pay policy.
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May 14, 2026
A Michigan federal judge declined to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sex harassment suit against automaker FCA, finding enough details supported the agency's claims that male workers inappropriately touched and sexualized female colleagues at a Detroit plant.
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May 14, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor moved Thursday to undo a rule from former President Joe Biden's administration that raised the salary threshold for overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, returning to the standard from President Donald Trump's first term.
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May 14, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that federal courts that have sent a dispute to arbitration have jurisdiction to confirm or vacate a subsequent award, affirming a Second Circuit decision enforcing an award issued in a discrimination case involving a former hotel employee.
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May 14, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that freight brokers might also be liable under state law for selecting unsafe motor carriers that then get into highway crashes that kill or injure people, offering long-sought clarity on liability standards in a commercial trucking industry unnerved by supersized verdicts against carriers and drivers.
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May 13, 2026
California appellate justices upheld an order denying Rebel Wilson's bid to ax a defamation suit alleging she spread lies about producers of the movie "The Deb," and whom she accused of embezzlement and sexually harassing the lead actress, ruling Wednesday there's evidence to support Wilson knew her statements were likely untrue.
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May 13, 2026
A Georgia mother accused gaming giant Roblox Corp. of turning her 13-year-old son into an unpaid game developer who worked more than 40 hours weekly, funneling him and millions of other children into a virtual currency system designed to trap their labor, according to a proposed class action filed in New York federal court.
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May 13, 2026
An Illinois appellate panel has reversed a summary judgment win for a Chicago attorney and her law firm in a legal malpractice dispute, saying a jury must evaluate whether her ex-client lost his workers' compensation case because of her failure to introduce a medical expert's opinion or whether he could have prevailed on appeal had the attorney filed one.
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May 13, 2026
A divided Pennsylvania appeals panel on Wednesday held that administrators at a Pennsylvania university were allowed to remove a list of "infamous" strike-breaking union faculty members from a public bulletin board, even though the posting itself was legally protected.
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May 13, 2026
A New Jersey hospital system, a laboratory company and a cleaning business must answer to allegations that they engaged in pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, state enforcers said this week.
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May 13, 2026
A Colorado fire chief urged the Tenth Circuit Wednesday to find a lower court erred in denying him qualified immunity after terminating a union president, with the three-judge panel questioning the relationship between the union's collective bargaining agreement and the U.S. Constitution's requirements.
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May 13, 2026
A jury deliberating in Harvey Weinstein's third Manhattan rape trial requested several pieces of evidence on Wednesday, including cross-examination testimony by his accuser, as the ex-Hollywood producer reported chest pains from the courthouse's holding area.
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May 13, 2026
Washington slapped Providence Health & Services with a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the health system routinely rejected accommodation requests from pregnant employees, denying them spaces to pump breast milk, seating and schedule flexibility to attend doctor appointments.
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May 13, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal jury has awarded $203,500 to a dispensary employee who claimed Restore Integrative Wellness Center discriminated against him by terminating his employment after he went on leave to recover from injuries sustained in a car accident.
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May 13, 2026
Apple Inc. requires its hourly call center employees to boot up computers, log in to security networks and open multiple software programs before clocking in — and doesn't pay them for any of it, a former tech support adviser alleged in a proposed class and collective action filed in California federal court.
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May 13, 2026
A group of Washington-based Denny's franchise operators said their Liberty Mutual insurers wrongfully refused coverage for a wage and hour class action, telling a federal court that they are entitled to recoup nearly $700,000 in costs they incurred to defend and settle the underlying suit.
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May 13, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit declined Wednesday to revive pay discrimination and retaliation claims from an Alabama public school administrator, rejecting her arguments that a defense verdict won by her school district could not stand.
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May 13, 2026
A Georgia construction contractor specializing in EV charging stations used a misleading per diem system to avoid paying its laborers overtime, a former employee alleged in a proposed collective action.
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May 13, 2026
The National Federation of Federal Employees and a group of federal workers are accusing the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture of unlawfully imposing her religious views on a "captive audience" of agency employees through agency emails, according to a lawsuit filed in California federal court Wednesday.
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May 13, 2026
Laid-off employees of Spirit Airlines have filed a putative class action against the debtor, demanding two months' pay and benefits following Spirit's abrupt shutdown and the loss of their jobs.
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May 13, 2026
A Black former line supervisor and a Georgia Pepsi bottler told a federal court Wednesday they have settled his race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, which alleged the company fired him weeks after he filed a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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May 13, 2026
A public charter school in North Carolina scored a pretrial victory in a Black teacher's racial discrimination suit after a federal judge found race was not a determinative factor in his termination and the school board had a legitimate reason to fire him for unsatisfactory job performance.
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May 13, 2026
A New Jersey appellate panel revived a lawsuit from a Sussex County Prosecutor's Office chief detective over deleted vacation days, finding factual disputes barred summary judgment after he said he canceled time off during a transition to a new county prosecutor based on assurances the leave could be carried over.
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May 13, 2026
A ranch and home supply chain misclassified assistant store managers as overtime-exempt despite requiring them to spend most of their time performing manual labor, a former worker alleged in a proposed collective and class action in Colorado federal court, adding that the company fired her for complaining about age discrimination.
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May 13, 2026
Baker Botts LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a Dallas-based partner to its executive compensation and benefits practice who came aboard from Vinson & Elkins LLP.