A federal judge in Chicago rejected a healthcare employer's attempt to dismiss a putative class action alleging automatic pay deductions and improper overtime calculations, ruling the complaint states a plausible claim under federal and state wage laws.
A federal judge in Chicago rejected a skilled nursing operator’s attempt to throw out a putative class action alleging automatic pay deductions and improper overtime calculations.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a $1.4 million retaliation verdict against the town of Marshfield, ruling that a trial judge’s improper blending of pretext and mixed-motive jury instructions did not prejudice the town because the jury’s...
The EEOC sued a Chick-fil-A franchisee for religious discrimination, alleging the company fired a manager who refused to work on her Sabbath.
A federal judge in Maine ruled that FedEx must bear the burden of proving vehicle weights in an overtime lawsuit and extended the statute of limitations for willful violations, denying the company’s motion for summary judgment on key claims.
A federal judge in Philadelphia allowed a former marketing manager’s sex discrimination claim based on "maternal wall" stereotyping to proceed to a jury, while dismissing her retaliation and hostile work environment claims.
A federal magistrate judge in Utah has ordered Davis County to produce the underlying investigation files for employee sexual harassment complaints, ruling that summary charts and witness testimony are insufficient substitutes for document discovery.
A federal magistrate judge denied a plaintiff’s request to extend class certification discovery in her employment lawsuit against Marriott, ruling that her counsel’s failure to file a motion to compel despite repeated warnings and a self-imposed timeline...
A Southern District of New York judge has granted final approval of a settlement in a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action against Acacia Network, Inc., resolving wage-and-hour claims for non-exempt employees in New York state.
A federal judge in Anchorage ruled that a former Northern Air Cargo pilot has an individual statutory right under the Railway Labor Act to select his own attorney for arbitration, rejecting the union’s attempt to control his representation.
A federal judge in San Francisco compelled a former Nordstrom employee to arbitrate his labor claims, finding his electronic signature valid and his unconscionability arguments insufficient to void the agreement.
A federal judge in Indiana ruled that a production technician’s chronic back pain did not substantially limit a major life activity under the Americans with Disabilities Act because his restrictions only prevented him from working the company’s specific...
A federal judge in Chicago dismissed two former McDonald’s executives’ claims that they were denied promotions due to race, but allowed one executive’s retaliation claim to proceed based on the timing of an investigation launched shortly after the lawsuit...
A federal magistrate judge in Manhattan preliminarily approved a settlement resolving Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage-and-hour claims brought by current and former New York City Police Department officers against Manhattan Beer Distributors LLC.
A federal judge in Northern California has ordered a trial on whether a plaintiff electronically signed an arbitration agreement, denying a motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action alleging California labor violations.
A federal judge in Arizona dismissed a Black attorney’s race-discrimination lawsuit against Maricopa County and four employees, ruling she failed to allege facts showing an unconstitutional county policy or that individual defendants violated clearly...
The 6th Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a school district that denied a blind and deaf teacher’s request for paid sick leave to train with a guide dog, ruling the employer had discretion to choose unpaid leave as a reasonable accommodation under the...
A federal judge in Kansas has allowed a former property manager’s sex discrimination and housing discrimination claims to proceed against her employer, rejecting arguments that her allegations were too vague or conclusory to survive a motion to dismiss.
SEATTLE (LN) — A federal judge dismissed with prejudice a Section 1983 lawsuit brought by six former Redmond firefighters who were fired after refusing to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that the officials were entitled to qualified...
A federal judge in Virginia ruled that the state’s human rights act protects employees who oppose their employer’s failure to provide pregnancy-related accommodations to coworkers, rejecting Volvo’s argument that only pregnant workers can assert such rights.