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.
Supreme Court’s New Test for Bias Claims Still Needs Hashing Out
The US Supreme Court’s new standard for the harm a worker must show to challenge allegedly discriminatory job transfers contains enough ambiguities to spark further debate over what’s necessary to bring a viable bias claim, lawyers and law professors said.
Attacks on Corporate DEI Intensify With Boeing Supplier Probe
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s recent request for
Child Labor Violators’ Profits in Labor Solicitor’s Crosshairs
The US Labor Department is pursuing some of the toughest remedies for child labor violations, such as company profits, an escalation the agency’s top lawyer says is needed to end an alarming trend of minors working in dangerous conditions.
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Howard University Hospital Defeats Ex-Nurse’s Race Bias Suit
A Black nurse of Nigerian descent who accused Howard University Hospital of treating him differently than other nurses because of his race and nationality had his lawsuit dismissed by a federal judge.
Cleaning Contractor Must Rehire American Dream Mall Workers
A commercial cleaning company must rehire two workers who were fired for meeting with union organizers, the National Labor Relations Board ruled.
Judge Vacates OSHA Citation Against Texas Highway Contractor
A federal safety citation against a Texas road building company whose worker was struck by a car that drove into a work zone was thrown out by an administrative law judge.
Wall Street Bonus Rules Return to Regulatory Agenda in Third Try
US financial watchdogs plan to take another crack at regulating Wall Street executives’ pay — an outstanding requirement of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that has repeatedly failed to materialize.
California Indoor Worker Heat Rule’s Revival Too Late for Summer
A proposal to revive California’s indoor worker heat protection rule likely won’t be finished in time for the summer because of the process required, employer-side attorneys said.
Sheet Metal Retirees Negotiate Class Deal Boosting Pensions
Participants in a sheet metal workers’ pension plan negotiated a class settlement valued at more than $2.5 million that would boost the pensions of about 25 retirees who were approved for unreduced early retirement benefits.
Black VA Nurse Fails to Revive Bias, Retaliation Suit on Appeal
A Department of Veterans Affairs worker failed to show the agency discriminated against her because of her race and national origin when it declined to promote her to a chief nurse role, a federal appeals court said.
Nike Says Job Cuts at Oregon Headquarters to Total More Than 700
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Waters Corp. 401(k) Investors Advance Challenge to Fees, Funds
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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FTX Investors Settle With Bankman-Fried to Pursue Promoters (1)
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Giuliani’s Son, Former Aide Hit With Subpoenas in Asset Search
Rudolph Giuliani’s creditors expanded their probe into the former New York mayor’s finances, filing more than a dozen subpoenas in his bankruptcy case on Friday.
Kushner Real Estate Firm Promotes Ex-Litigation Funding Lawyer
Kushner Cos. LLC, the real estate company controlled by the extended family of Trump in-law Jared Kushner, has named its fourth general counsel in four years.
Musk Lawyer Spiro Claims He Was ‘Denigrated’ During Deposition
Elon Musk’s lawyer is firing back at the attorney who accused him of trying to sabotage the tech billionaire’s deposition in a Texas defamation case.
Judges Mull Defining ‘Moving Target’ AI in Evidence Rules (1)
Federal judges are wrestling with how to define artificial intelligence when dealing with evidence presented in trials, with some raising concerns that too broad a definition could sweep in items as common as receipts and thermometers.
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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?
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View MoreCase: Disabilities Discrimination/Failure to Accommodate (W.D.N.C.)
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC is denied summary judgment in part on a senior sales securities manager with colon/bladder paralysis’ failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as genuine issues of fact remain, a North Carolina federal court ruled. Billesdon v. Wells Fargo Sec., LLC, 2024 BL 130603, W.D.N.C., 3:23-CV-00160-FDW-SCR, 4/16/24
Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (S.D. Tex.)
A Texas federal district court partially denied summary judgment against NES Global Talent US Inc.
on the claims of a class of contract employees claiming they weren’t properly paid overtime for all hours worked in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Richardson v. NES Glob., LLC, 2024 BL 131595, S.D. Tex., H-20-223, 4/17/24
Case: Discrimination/Race Discrimination (D.D.C.)
A District of Columbia federal district court granted summary judgment to Howard University Hospital on a race discrimination claim of a Black nurse who alleged that he was terminated due to his race. Onyebuchi v. Howard Univ. Hosp., 2024 BL 132750, D.D.C., 1:22-cv-03089 (TNM), 4/18/24
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