Employment & Labor
34 articles in this practice area
7th Circuit Axes Truck Drivers' Overtime Claims, Finds 'Continuous Interstate Journey'
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed summary judgment for trucking companies against shuttle drivers seeking overtime pay, ruling their intrastate routes constituted part o...
First Circuit Nixes Puerto Rico Police Civil Rights Claims 'Forever Barred'
The First Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a Puerto Rico district court's order permanently staying two officers' retaliation claims against the Puerto Rico Police Department, ruli...
Ninth Circuit Nixes Using 'Collateral Estoppel' to Kill Travel Nurse Arbitration Pacts
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday reversed a California federal judge's denial of arbitration, ruling that non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel doctrine cannot be used to inv...
7th Circuit Slams BIPA Plaintiffs, Axes 'Annihilative' Damages in Retroactive Ruling
A Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday ruled that Illinois's 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act applies retroactively to pending cases, sharply limiting damages...
Sixth Circuit Slams Home Care Company's Attack on 'Third-Party' Overtime Rule
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday upheld federal overtime protections for home care workers employed by third-party agencies, rejecting Americare Healthcare Services' challenge to a...
D.C. Circuit Nixes Labor Secretary's Appeal of Mine Safety 'Settlement Denials'
A D.C. Circuit panel on Monday dismissed Labor Secretary appeals challenging mine safety commission orders that denied settlement requests without explanation, finding that the...
D.C. Circuit Grants Stay, Blocks Order Forcing Employees Back From 'Administrative Leave'
A federal appeals court on Tuesday granted a stay blocking lower court orders that would have forced federal employees back to work from administrative leave, finding the govern...
4th Circuit Nixes 'Fraudulent Joinder' Finding, Says Wage Retaliation Claim Has 'Possibility'
A Fourth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated a federal judge's dismissal of an employment retaliation lawsuit against two Virginia supervisors, ruling the district court erroneousl...
First Circuit Nixes Obesity Bias Suit Against Elevance Over 'Weight Loss' Drug Exclusion
A First Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed the dismissal of a class action alleging Elevance Health Inc. discriminated against employees with obesity by excluding weight-loss me...
Second Circuit Slashes Servicer Win, Says REMIC Certificates Create 'Beneficial Interests'
The Second Circuit on Tuesday partially reversed a New York federal judge's grant of summary judgment for Ocwen Financial Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A., ruling that pension fu...
11th Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment, Finds Cops' 'Flextime' Loss 'Chills' Speech
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday reversed a lower court's grant of summary judgment to two Atlanta police officials on a First Amendment retaliation claim, finding that stripping...
First Circuit Dismisses UPR Workers' Union Dues Challenge As 'Moot'
A First Circuit panel on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by four University of Puerto Rico employees seeking declarations that forced union dues deductions violated their First Am...
Fourth Circuit Nixes Servicemembers' Claims Against Maryland Officials Over 'Relief Act' Violations
A Fourth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated and remanded a decision that had allowed active-duty servicemembers to pursue damages claims against Maryland Supreme Court justices, r...
First Circuit Nixes Worker's Retaliation Claims Over 'Too Little, Too Late' Accommodation Request
The First Circuit on Monday affirmed summary judgment for National Grid USA Service Company Inc. against a former employee's retaliation claims, finding that his post-ultimatum...