A federal appeals court’s rejection of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.'s attempt to force a former worker’s sexual harassment and assault claims into arbitration under a landmark 2022 law because of timing sets the stage for more showdowns as judges further assess the statute’s reach.
Starbucks Workers United’s objections to an election loss at a café in a Seattle suburb will be weighed by a regional National Labor Relations Board official thanks to a board ruling.
A Duke University School of Medicine researcher shouldn’t be forced to arbitrate her sexual assault and harassment claims against the school, a federal court was told.
A Justice Department employee group is urging President
Plaintiffs in two cases who say the NCAA unfairly caps athlete compensation and scholarships asked a federal judge Friday to carve certain claims out of a broad $2.8 billion proposed settlement.
Tesla Inc. must face a labor code suit brought by workers who are also part of a class action over alleged racism on its production floor, after a California appeals court rejected its argument that withholding personnel records was part of its right to petition.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must stop prematurely deleting former employee emails until the US Archivist rules it can use an alternative disposition schedule or stick to the three-year standard.
Illinois employers could face civil rights claims for use of artificial intelligence tools in hiring and other employment decisions if they have a discriminatory effect, under legislation Gov.
A Cincinnati public library violated a security guard’s free speech rights when it fired him for sharing an “insensitive meme” related to Black Lives Matter protesters on his Facebook page, a divided appeals court ruled.
The Ninth Circuit directed a federal judge in Washington to review his decision permitting BNSF Railway Co. to evade liability in a former conductor’s retaliation lawsuit, despite acknowledging that the employee’s protected whistleblowing played a minimal role in his termination.
The Fifth Circuit should reject a man’s arguments that his employment income isn’t subject to taxation, the IRS told the court in a Thursday brief.
Google LLC and YouTube LLC have been sued for patent infringement over claims that the online giants have made unauthorized use of a software company’s technology in video features called YouTube Clips and YouTube Shorts.
Billionaire Robert F. Smith’s
Ostroff Injury Law PC sued the US government alleging its delay in processing the law firm’s employee retention credit claim threatens to further derail a business already shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Benjamin Busboom joined the Denver office of Womble Bond Dickinson as an environmental partner in the corporate and securities practice group, the firm announced Friday.
Adam Chaudry joined Pierson Ferdinand as a partner in the cyber-risk practice, the firm announced Friday.
North Carolina defeated a challenge to its sex offender registry law brought by a group that claimed retroactive punishment for crimes committed in the past is unconstitutional.
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?
Charter Central, LLC’s motion to dismiss the Title VII hostile work environment claims of a Black employee was denied by a Virginia federal district court because he was allegedly tasked with sweeping and mopping floors and told by his supervisor it was due to his race. Powell v. Charter Cent., LLC, 2024 BL 257305, W.D. Va., 6:23-cv-00076, 7/26/24
A Tennessee federal district court granted summary judgment to AstraZenica on the claims of an executive district sales manager who is over 40 years old, that she was discriminatorily discharged due to her age, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and state law. Downing v. Astrazeneca Pharms. LP, 2024 BL 272622, M.D. Tenn., 3:22-cv-00447, 8/7/24
A Michigan federal court denied summary judgment to the city of Detroit on the claims of an investigator with ADHD and depression that she faced disability discrimination, including not being granted a reasonable accommodation, in violation of the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act. Stanton v. City of Detroit, 2024 BL 274370, E.D. Mich., 22-cv-13072, 8/8/24
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