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Labor Rule Is Latest Agency Action to Hit Judge Barker’s Buzzsaw

Texas federal judge J. Campbell Barker’s decision striking down the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer rule is the latest in a string of defeats he’s handed to several federal agencies in his first five years on the bench.

Immigrant Advocates Push Work Permit Fix as Deadlines Near

Tens of thousands of immigrants working in jobs like health care, construction, and delivery risk losing their employment authorization in a matter of weeks without Biden administration action on massive backlogs for work permit renewals, advocates and local government leaders are warning.

Truckers Lose Bid to Block California Worker Classification Law

A federal judge declined to block a California law that makes it harder to classify freight hauling drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.

GOP Panel Chair Seeks to Probe 12 Unions on Past Corruption

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued wide-ranging requests to a dozen unions Friday, demanding documents related to financial crimes that allegedly occurred within each organization in recent years.

Punching In: Senators Weigh Whether AI Can Shorten the Workweek

HELP Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held a hearing last week on whether technology can finally help the workforce realize a 32-hour workweek. Meanwhile, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division continues to lose investigators, potentially undercutting its enforcement efforts.

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US Lawmakers Reach Deal to Keep Government Open Through Sept. 30

Congressional leaders and the White House reached a handshake deal to fund the national government through Sept. 30, according to people familiar with the negotiations, after six months of bitter ideological clashes delayed finishing an annual spending plan.

Judge Tosses Costco Warehouse Worker’s Hostile Environment Suit

Costco was victorious against a Black employee’s hostile work environment and race bias claims after he failed to show the harassment he complained of was racially motivated and failed to show Costco should be liable for the behavior of a man that didn’t work for the company, a federal judge said.

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Adani Calls Report on Bribery Probe by US Prosecutors False (1)

Adani Group companies haven’t received any notice from the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/4131761Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-5427-d509-adee-5df79d730000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">US Department of Justice regarding a probe into whether the Indian conglomerate may have engaged in bribery, according to exchange filings.

SEC Blasted by Judge for ‘Gross Abuse of Power’ in Crypto Case

A federal judge in Utah took the extremely unusual step of sanctioning the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13165Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-5445-d509-adee-5dd546400000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Securities and Exchange Commission, saying that the regulator abused its authority in a case against crypto platform Digital Licensing Inc., known as DEBT Box.

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?

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Case: Discrimination/Discharge (S.D.N.Y.)

A New York federal district court granted summary judgment to Nuvance Health and a program manager on claims under the ADEA and state law of a discharged 61-year-old social worker. Osinoff v. Nuvance Health, 2024 BL 72569, S.D.N.Y., 22-CV-2017 (KMK), 3/5/24

Case: Individual Employment Rights/First Amendment (N.D. Ill.)

An Illinois federal district court largely denied the motion from Cook County and county government officials to dismiss the First Amendment retaliation and other claims of a photo technician discharged for failed drug tests, after he complained about wasteful spending and working conditions. Jensen v. Cnty. of Cook, 2024 BL 72874, N.D. Ill., 22-cv-5571, 3/5/24

Case: Disability Discrimination/Retaliation (C.D. Ill.)

A federal district court denied BNSF Railway Co.'s motion to dismiss the failure to accommodate and retaliatory discharge claims of a track maintenance laborer with ulcerative colitis under the ADA and the FMLA. Nache v. BNSF Ry. Co., 2024 BL 72962, C.D. Ill., 4:23-cv-04063-SLD-JEH, 3/5/24