A Republican-controlled federal worker appeals board has bolstered President Donald Trump’s authority to fire previously protected nonpartisan administrative judges across the government.
The government can lawfully limit federal health carriers from covering certain gender transition procedures, the EEOC said in a new ruling.
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has brought fines against two Georgia-based stone product manufacturers over failing to protect workers from silica exposure.
The National Labor Relations Board reversed an administrative law judge’s decision that a New York hospital used pre-textual reasons to fire an employee for union support.
Another aide to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer has been ousted from the department during an ongoing investigation into travel fraud by the secretary.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments April 29 in a case testing the legality of President Donald Trump’s attempt to take away a legal shield that prevents some 350,000 Haitians and Syrians from deportation.
Cancer patients who say their health insurance coverage was wrongly terminated while they were in the midst of chemotherapy treatments advanced claims against Medical Mutual of Ohio and Reserve National Insurance Co.
James Murphy will lead the National Labor Relations Board as it continues digging out from the extensive backlog amassed during nearly a year of being unable to issue decisions.
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A Virginia federal court declined to toss or put on hold a Selective Insurance Group Inc. unit’s suit against a countertop company over coverage for underlying stoneworker injury claims in favor of a parallel California state court case.
The hourly minimum wage in Malibu, California, will rise to $17.91 from $17.27 effective July 1, according to an update on the city’s website.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs re-terminated its collective bargaining agreement despite a court order blocking the agency from taking that action.
High profile unionization efforts at companies like Amazon and Starbucks have drawn renewed interest in labor laws. In this video, we look at what’s legal and what isn't when a company's employees want to unionize.
Japan’s US natural gas hedge bet is paying off for some of the Asian country’s largest companies and the large local law firms helping them gobble up natural gas assets.
A Manhattan federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the New York State court system discriminates against blind prospective jurors.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments April 29 in a case testing the legality of President Donald Trump’s attempt to take away a legal shield that prevents some 350,000 Haitians and Syrians from deportation.
David J. Karp joined Polsinelli as a shareholder and co-head of its special situations and alternative investment practice in New York, the firm announced Thursday.
Mitch Reynolds joined Greenberg Traurig as of counsel in its real estate practice in Singapore, the firm announced Thursday.
Benjamin Davis joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in its labor and employment practice in Miami, the firm announced Friday.
The Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the U.S. on an Equal Pay Act claim by a female supervisory program manager, finding that her job and her male colleague’s position weren’t comparable and the pay difference was justified by factors other than sex. Blackwell v. United States, 2026 BL 100275, Fed. Cir., 2024-2190, 3/24/26
A Tennessee federal district court denied Vanderbilt Medical Center’s motion on ADA claims by an employee with night vision impairment, finding shift changes could constitute discrimination when accommodation for daylight commuting was refused. Evans v. Vanderbilt Univ. Med. Ctr., 2026 BL 101559, M.D. Tenn., 3:24-cv-00712, 3/24/26
A Colorado federal district court recommended granting Walmart summary judgment on Title VII claims by a Native American service technician, finding insufficient evidence of hostile work environment, retaliation, or disparate treatment. Rattler v. Walmart Inc., 2026 BL 102221, D. Colo., 1:24-cv-00632-GPG-SBP, 2/6/26
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