PITTSBURGH (LN) — A former general manager’s pregnancy discrimination claims can proceed to trial after a federal judge ruled that a jury must decide whether a restaurant chain’s stated reason for her termination was pretext for discrimination, while...
U.S. District Judge Robert Colville rejected a request to transfer claims from three massive Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits, ruling that plaintiffs must individually refile their misjoined overtime claims in their respective states of employment within...
U.S. District Judge Robert Colville severed the claims of nearly 14,300 plaintiffs across three Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits against FedEx, ordering the plaintiffs to refile their individual actions in appropriate forums within 60 days.
A federal judge in Pennsylvania allowed a home care worker’s Title VII case to include evidence that his harasser was caught stealing from residents and coming to work intoxicated, ruling the proof is relevant to showing the employer’s stated reason for the...
A federal judge in Pennsylvania allowed a server’s Title VII sexual orientation discrimination claim to proceed, but dismissed his retaliation count for failing to exhaust administrative remedies.
A man doing laundry at 11:30 p.m. lost his gun to Pittsburgh police who had no legal basis to take it, a federal judge ruled.
A federal magistrate judge denied a motion to dismiss, allowing a civil rights and employment discrimination claim against the state transportation agency to proceed to discovery.
A Pittsburgh federal judge has ruled that Pittsburgh police lacked reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk a man doing laundry in his apartment building simply because he had a gun in his waistband.
Dek: Robert Garvin alleges Masonic Village at Sewickley terminated him — and evicted him from his on-campus home — to rid its retirement community of the visible reminder of his wife's work injury and her advancing lawsuits against the facility.
A Western District of Pennsylvania judge has allowed a securities-fraud class action against Dicks Sporting Goods to proceed on claims that the retailer misled investors about excess inventory of outdoor and fitness products.
A federal judge in Pittsburgh dismissed several claims against Wyndham Hotels and Resorts in a putative class action alleging human trafficking, RICO conspiracy, and race discrimination at franchised properties — but the case continues on other counts.