Federal appeals courts are assessing the viability of one of the NLRB’s most effective tools to protect workers’ rights in the aftermath of a US Supreme Court decision that dialed back the agency’s power to obtain court injunctions against employers.
The Trump administration will encourage more employers to offer fertility benefits by expanding exemptions to certain legal requirements.
United Parcel Service Inc. violated federal labor law when it told employees at a Kentucky airport facility that they would not receive a pay raise during a pending union election, a National Labor Relations Board Judge said.
The operator of an Alabama nursing facility should have factored in Covid-era hazard pay rates when calculating the overtime pay of its medical staff, a federal appeals court panel found.
The Labor Department wants companies to help track AI’s impact on jobs and DC’s unemployment rate hits a national high.
New York City will have to pay sanctions for failing to respond to discovery requests in a lawsuit alleging the city’s health plan discriminates against gay male couples by denying them in vitro fertilization benefits.
A divided Fifth Circuit panel affirmed Black Diamond Capital Management LLC’s federal bench trial verdict finding the private equity firm isn’t liable for the 2019 closure of a Bayou Steel plant that left 300 employees fired without proper notice.
The Colorado Department of Corrections defeated for a second time a lawsuit by a White correctional officer alleging DEI training created a racially hostile work environment, as the Tenth Circuit ruled in the department’s favor.
John Quinn has been celebrating the 40th anniversary of the law firm he founded by expounding on what he has learned running it all these years. Sunday, he seemed to give one more lesson: Don’t be sentimental about your exit.
Immigrants suspected of entering the US illegally who have lived in the country for years must receive a chance to argue for their release if they’re arrested as part of pending deportation proceedings, a split Sixth Circuit panel said Monday.
Connecticut will expand its pay transparency requirements and the ban on training repayment agreements as part of a broad labor and employment bill that Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed into law.
In a rare order the New Jersey Supreme Court threw out a case after hearing oral arguments, putting aside the chance to resolve a split over liability tests for construction worksite injuries.
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee said they would investigate a surge in government payouts to settle disputes with employees.
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.
New York City will have to pay sanctions for failing to respond to discovery requests in a lawsuit alleging the city’s health plan discriminates against gay male couples by denying them in vitro fertilization benefits.
President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate two of his first term judicial picks to be federal appellate judges.
The Dallas Stars won’t have to pay attorney’s fees to the Dallas Mavericks after the NBA team won a fight over their shared partnership in the American Airlines Center sports arena, a Texas Business Court judge ruled Monday.
The US Supreme Court lifted an order that blocked Alabama from using a congressional map deemed to be an illegal racial gerrymander, potentially clearing the way for the state to use it in special elections that state Republicans are pushing for.
John Rockwell joinedPillsbury as a partner in Silicon Valley, the firm announced.
John Quinn has been celebrating the 40th anniversary of the law firm he founded by expounding on what he has learned running it all these years. Sunday, he seemed to give one more lesson: Don’t be sentimental about your exit.
A Tennessee federal district court denied summary judgment to Shelby County on ADA claims by a deputy jailer with chemical allergies who requested job transfers, finding factual disputes about reasonable accommodations. Phillips v. Shelby Cnty. Gov’t, 2026 BL 167741, W.D. Tenn., 2:21-cv-02730-BCL-cgc, 5/7/26
A New York federal district court denied the City of New York’s motion to dismiss ADA disability discrimination claims by a former warden with neck, spinal cord, and psychological injuries who was refused a requested accommodation for her disabilities, and later demoted and terminated. Charles v. City of New York, 2026 BL 168519, E.D.N.Y., 25-cv-6219 (BMC), 5/7/26
An Alabama federal district court granted summary judgment to Piggly Wiggly on an ADA claim, ruling that an employee failed to file a required EEOC charge before suing for discrimination after being fired for going to a doctor’s appointment. Johnson v. Piggly Wiggly Ala. Distrib. Co., 2026 BL 170705, N.D. Ala., 2:25-cv-791-ACA, 5/8/26
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