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 G G Equipment Company agreed to pay $4.25 million to settle an EEOC lawsuit alleging it unlawfully fired dozens of workers for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine without considering religious or disability accommodations.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that the Bureau of Indian Education unlawfully discriminated against three federal employees by denying their requests for religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
A federal judge in San Francisco denied Southwest Airlines’ motion to decertify three classes of flight attendants alleging the carrier unlawfully denied disciplinary point reductions to employees who took family and medical leave, but granted plaintiffs...
A Utah federal judge denied approval of a $0.26 million Fair Labor Standards Act settlement, ruling that the 'one-step' opt-in process resolved claims before collective members could join the action.
BOSTON (LN) — The Service Employees International Union filed a 14-page document in its lawsuit against named officials in federal court in Boston, though the disposition of the filing remains unknown.
A federal magistrate judge in Texas ruled that an employment discrimination plaintiff’s petition is deemed filed on the date it was transmitted to the electronic filing service provider, not when the state clerk rejected it, preserving her federal claims.
Plaintiffs allege they were recruited as children to endure brutal conditions and forced labor at Shen Yun’s New York estate.
A federal judge in Ohio ruled that a plaintiff can seek court-approved notice to employees at 24 McDonald’s restaurants operated by a group of LLCs, rejecting a defense argument that the scope of notice should be limited to a single entity.
A federal judge in Arizona denied a motion to disqualify plaintiffs' counsel, ruling that attorneys' deceptive outreach to a witness did not cause the "extreme circumstances" or "substantial and irreparable harm" required to remove them from a wage-and-hour...
A federal judge in California dismissed a former employee’s state-law overtime claim against Levi Strauss & Co., ruling the Labor Management Relations Act preempts the suit because the worker is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
A federal judge in Seattle remanded a putative class action under the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing and the defendant’s removal to federal court was untimely.
A federal judge in Seattle granted a motion to remand a pay transparency lawsuit against Chipotle, ruling that a job applicant who never intended to work for the fast-food chain suffered no concrete injury from a missing salary range in a job posting.
A federal judge in Arizona denied Exocel Bio’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, ruling the skincare company’s sales and shipping activities in the state were sufficient to subject it to suit by a former Arizona-based executive.
A federal judge in Louisiana ruled that a veterinarian’s nationwide non-compete agreement is void under the state’s strict public policy, rejecting the employer’s attempt to enforce an Ohio choice-of-law provision.
A federal judge in Springfield allowed a Black professor’s race discrimination and retaliation claims to survive a motion to dismiss, ruling that his allegations of selective audits and tenure denial were sufficient to state a claim, though he must amend...
A federal judge in Philadelphia dismissed most of a former employee’s civil rights claims against the School District of Philadelphia, allowing only a narrow set of allegations to proceed.
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.