The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined an invitation by a group of Washington firefighters to clarify whether the court's landmark 2023 decision in Groff v. DeJoy requires employers accused of illegally denying religious accommodations to show that the workplace adjustments present an actual hardship.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined an invitation by a group of Washington firefighters to clarify whether the court's landmark 2023 decision in Groff v. DeJoy requires employers accused of illegally denying religious accommodations to show that the workplace adjustments present an actual hardship.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal of a Third Circuit ruling involving a number of labor issues, including the National Labor Relations Board's heightened remedies and the level of deference courts owe the agency.
A Second Circuit panel expressed doubt Monday that Yale healthcare workers who resisted the COVID-19 vaccine could blame a private entity for alleged constitutional violations, with one judge saying the appeal is the stuff of pro se filings, and it was "shocking" to see that an attorney had brought it.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an Arkansas substitute schoolteacher's call to review whether a federal law barring disability discrimination in federally funded programs permits workplace bias lawsuits by independent contractors.
The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission was urged Monday to recommend removing an Oakland County judge from the bench over allegations of persistent mistreatment of court staff, defiance of the judicial watchdog and cognitive problems that disciplinary counsel said leave her unable to competently perform her duties.
The Ninth Circuit on Monday refused to revive a Pasadena employee's suit challenging the city's COVID-19 safety policy for unvaccinated city employees, ruling that the city is immune from his claims under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to probe a Fourth Circuit ruling that upheld the dismissal of a former air marshal's disability bias suit, which claimed the government improperly required her to transfer positions rather than accommodate her vision issues.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review class certification in a religious bias lawsuit over United Airlines' COVID-19 vaccine mandate, leaving in place a Fifth Circuit ruling that found no issue with the trial court's decision.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a suit alleging the U.S. Department of Defense unlawfully refused religious requests for exemptions from COVID-19 prevention protocols, leaving in place a Fifth Circuit ruling that workers hadn't tied their beliefs to masking and testing policies.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a Black former health system employee's challenge to the dismissal of her suit alleging that racism, as opposed to noncompliance with the company's flu vaccine requirement, got her fired.
The U.S. Supreme Court again refused Monday to weigh in on a challenge to COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements for Chicago city workers, declining to take up the case after the Seventh Circuit refused to revive their lawsuit in December.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a Black police officer's lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully fired after posting homemade rap videos online, declining his invitation to revisit a landmark 1973 ruling on evidentiary standards in bias cases.
A Black soccer coach sued the Morongo Basin Youth Soccer Association in California federal court Friday with claims of racial harassment and discrimination, accusing it of fabricating reasons to suspend him and its parent organization of failing to intervene.
A former executive at a financial technology company has sued her ex-employer in Colorado state court, alleging that she was fired two weeks after disclosing her pregnancy and asking about her pay and that the company's standard severance agreement violates a state law protecting workers' right to discuss workplace discrimination.
The U.S. Supreme Court opted Monday not to take up a Christian worker's challenge to a split Eighth Circuit panel decision that nixed her lawsuit alleging a Minnesota county violated her religious rights by requiring her to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear former Delta Air Lines pilots' challenge to an Eleventh Circuit ruling that grounded their suit alleging the airline pushed them out of their jobs for taking military leave.
A California federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Labor to issue a replacement wage rule for temporary agricultural workers by year-end, rejecting the agency's request for up to six months and setting the existing unlawful rule to expire by the same deadline.
A former casino bartender has told a Colorado federal judge he was retaliated against and terminated by his managers for reporting a coworker's drug use and sexual harassment.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review a New Jersey high court ruling that allows unauthorized immigrant workers to pursue claims under the state's wage-and-hour laws.
Fox News urged the D.C. Circuit to reject a former Capitol Hill producer's bid to revive claims that he was fired over his political views and use of sick leave, arguing he was terminated instead for insubordination and unprofessional conduct.
A Washington woman who successfully sued the owner of coffee kiosks known as bikini barista espresso stands won a $1.4 million state court award for attorney fees and costs, with the judge denying the defense's request for a 30% reduction in fees.
A slew of families, workers, unions and immigrant rights groups asked a Massachusetts federal judge to block the Trump administration's new policies requiring green card applicants to leave the country, claiming Monday it's an unlawful departure from longstanding practice that unnecessarily disrupts applicants' lives.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a trucking company's bid to reverse a National Labor Relations Board order requiring it to bargain with a union, leaving in place a Fourth Circuit decision that found the order was supported by substantial evidence.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a Native American tribe's challenge to an arbitrator's decision requiring it to follow election rules in an agreement with a UNITE HERE local that the tribe said violated tribal law.
A Jersey City dispensary that once proudly recognized its workers' union is now suing it and the New Jersey cannabis commission, seeking a federal court order Monday saying the state cannot require a labor peace agreement between cannabis operators and their employers.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a trio of petitions concerning patent and trade secret litigation, declining to review questions about damages apportionment and patent eligibility.
The Delaware Chancery Court Monday allowed Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. to move ahead with discovery in its trade secrets fight against United Therapeutics Corp., but rejected the drugmaker's request for a rapid-fire forensic discovery schedule, finding Boehringer waited too long to justify that level of emergency relief.
A former program director in Boston's health department says he was fired after refusing to enroll new clients until his concerns about fraud in a home visiting program were addressed, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts state court.
A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters.
A pair of U.S. senators from Delaware have filed an ethics complaint with the Third Circuit raising concerns over U.S. Circuit Judge Jennifer Mascott's purported operation of a public affairs agency, months after she was officially confirmed to the appellate court.
Following widespread public outrage over how a former student's rape allegations were handled, Cornell University has hired former deputy U.S. attorney general and King & Spalding LLP partner Sally Yates to lead an internal review of its policies and procedures.
Chief Justice John Roberts has transferred the Federal Circuit's investigation of suspended U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman to the Eleventh Circuit, the latter court said Tuesday.
Texas Supreme Court justices seemed hesitant to bar attorneys outright from using artificial intelligence voice transcription software during depositions, pointing out Tuesday that multiple safeguards exist to ensure accuracy.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to uphold precedent allowing states to use juries of fewer than 12 people in serious criminal cases, saying overruling it could unsettle thousands of convictions and force many states to change their criminal procedure laws.
When attorneys come before retired Judge Michael Panter, a former circuit court judge in Cook County, Illinois, they sometimes forget that he is not there to decide their cases, but to resolve them.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said University of Virginia School of Law professor John F. Duffy has joined the agency as its general counsel and acting solicitor.
