A former Oracle America Inc. employee testified Dec. 6 that she was told she would have to leave the company and later return to get higher pay.

A female executive’s proof that she made less than male peers because she is a woman, not based on her job title, is enough to allow her to move forward with her discrimination case, the Second Circuit ruled on Dec. 6 in a decision that could make it easier for women to bring pay bias claims.

A New York sushi restaurant could use a procedural rule to settle a federal wage-and-hour lawsuit without getting the judicial approval typically required for such deals, the Second Circuit ruled Dec. 6.

An Alabama-based temporary staffing firm will pay $70,695 to settle Justice Department allegations that it discriminated against immigrant workers when verifying their eligibility for employment.

A 2007 law shielding public transit workers from retaliation for reporting suspected terrorist activities didn’t waive the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s immunity from suit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on an issue of first impression.

The University of Colorado Hospital Authority didn’t violate federal disability bias law when it inquired about a sonographer’s prescription use of oxycodone and fentanyl and rescinded her job offer to operate its ultrasounds after it confirmed she was taking them, the Tenth Circuit ruled Dec. 6.

The IRS will continue processing and issuing tax refunds if a shutdown occurs during the upcoming filing season—despite a government watchdog’s warning that such actions are illegal.