Starbucks’ Supreme Court Battle to Test Reach of Labor Board
Volkswagen Tennessee Plant Unionizes in Landmark Win for UAW
Supreme Court to Weigh Handling of Cases Sent to Arbitration
The US Supreme Court is set to consider whether federal judges must dismiss employment cases subject to mandatory arbitration or whether they should instead pause them pending the outcome of private dispute resolution proceedings.
Attacks on Corporate DEI Intensify With Boeing Supplier Probe
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s recent request for
Punching In: Labor Agencies Race Against the Clock on Rulemaking
Labor agencies are rushing to finalize rules covering topics ranging from worker safety to overtime pay, as an expected deadline under the Congressional Review Act looms. Meanwhile, Congress is trying to tackle worker shortages in care services for the youngest and oldest Americans, but finding few easy solutions to the problem.
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Trans Ex-Worker Headed to Trial in Suit Against State of Kansas
The State of Kansas will face a jury in the case of a transgender ex-highway patrol employee who alleges the state’s decision to terminate him was discriminatory, a federal judge said.
Red Robin to Pay $600,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Biden Climate Corps Moves to Hire Youth for 2,000 Green Jobs
Restoring coastal ecosystems with oysters in Florida, protecting forests from wildfire in California and maintaining a cultural site (the Pearl Harbor National Memorial) in Hawaii: These are a few of the paid positions that job seekers can now apply for through the Biden administration’s American Climate Corps.
Arab Car Sales Manager to Get Race, National Origin Bias Trial
An Illinois Kia dealership must defend at trial a sales manager’s claims that he was fired because he is Arab American, a federal judge said Monday.
Florida Hospital System Defeats Nurse’s Quitting Fee Suit
An emergency room nurse failed to state an illegal kickback claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and so is stuck with a quitting fee for now, a federal judge said.
School Board Beats Teacher’s Disability Bias Claim in Mold Case
Fairfax County, Va.'s school board secured a pretrial win ending a lawsuit alleging it failed to accommodate a disabled teacher’s need to avoid mold in an elementary building.
NOAA, CDC Launch HeatRisk, a Tool to Forecast Dangerous Heat
HeatRisk combines weather forecasts with heat-related health data to predict when high temperatures are likely to pose a health risk over the next seven days.
Incarcerated Pre-Trial Workers Not Entitled to Pay in California
Private companies don’t need to pay incarcerated people who are awaiting trial for their work in county jails, California’s top court ruled on Monday.
Nestlé Purina Settlement in Worker’s Wage Suit Rejected by Court
A proposed $3 million settlement in a California class action against Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. was rejected by a federal court because the plaintiff lacked standing to pursue all the wage claims against his employer.
Explainer: Medical Exam Requirements and Aging Judges
New details in a probe examining whether the Federal Circuit’s oldest and longest-serving member is fit to remain on the bench highlight issues about anti-discrimination protections in the judiciary and efforts to obtain medical information about the judge.
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Musk Defamation Case Lawyers Prompt Judge’s Warning on Behavior
The disdain between lawyers for Elon Musk and a man claiming Musk defamed him on
DraftKings Adds Cozen AG Group Leader for Responsible Gaming Job
DraftKings Inc. announced Monday its hire of Lori Kalani, a partner at Cozen O’Connor and co-chair of the law firm’s state attorneys general practice, as its first chief “responsible gaming” officer.
Brownstein Tops Law Firm Rivals as Its Lobbying Sets Record Pace
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck led rivals in federal lobbying revenue last quarter with $16.2 million, putting the law firm on pace to top last year’s record haul.
Trump Paid Hush-Money to Porn Star to Protect Brand, Lawyer Says
Prosecutors launched the hush-money trial of
Splunk Jury Awards $1 for Software Copyright Win Over Cribl (1)
Software firm Splunk Inc. won its infringement case against startup competitor Cribl Inc. for copying enterprise data analysis software.
Burford Seeks Argentina’s YPF Stake to Pay $16 Billion Award (1)
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The Artificial Intelligence Dilemma: Can Laws Keep Up?
The risks that artificial intelligence represents have come into sharper focus: disinformation, potential job loss, perhaps even an existential threat to humanity. Is government capable of putting guardrails around such a fast-moving technology?
IN BRIEF
View MoreCase: Individual Employment Rights/First Amendment (10th Cir.)
The 10th Circuit affirmed the denial of summary judgment by an Oklahoma federal district court to a county court clerk on the claims of a deputy clerk that she was discharged because she wouldn’t publicly support the county clerk’s reelection campaign, in violation of her First Amendment rights. Vogt v. McIntosh Cnty., 2024 BL 127500, 10th Cir., 22-7061, 4/15/24
Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (N.D. Tex.)
A Texas federal district court granted summary judgment to Birdville Independent School District on the claims of a male warehouse central storage supervisor that he was subjected to a hostile work environment due to his sex, in violation of Title VII. Hawthorne v. Birdville Indep. Sch. Dist., 2024 BL 126064, N.D. Tex., 4:23-cv-00301-BP, 4/12/24
Case: Individual Employment Rights/Whistleblowing (Or. Ct. App.)
An Oregon appellate court denied summary judgment to the city of North Bend on a whistleblowing claim under state law of a technology systems manager who was allegedly terminated for reporting his supervisor’s violation of state law. McClusky v. City of N. Bend, 2024 BL 131036, Or. Ct. App., A177073, 4/17/24
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