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Workers are getting a boost from two conservative US Supreme Court justices to convince federal courts to revisit a long-standing workplace bias standard that historically favored employers.
The National Labor Relations Board withstood constitutional challenges brought by an Arizona apartment management company that failed to convince a federal appeals court to overturn a board ruling that it committed unfair labor practices.
A California federal judge preliminarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off federal employees during the government shutdown, taking the next step beyond a pause she put in place on the workforce cuts.
Democrat-led states sued the Trump administration over food aid benefits set to end for tens of millions of Americans, accusing US officials of unlawfully refusing to tap alternative sources of money during the federal government shutdown.

The EEOC is expected to magnify its growing focus on religious discrimination in workplaces as a newly restored quorum allows its Republican acting chair to execute on more Trump administration priorities.

Equities wavered after the closely watched meeting between
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Unionized workers at a Volkswagen Group of America plant in Tennessee voted to authorize a strike, weeks after the automaker walked away from bargaining.
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A former assistant manager at a Courtyard by Marriott is suing a North Carolina hotel management company, alleging it discriminated against her after she requested leave to undergo gender-affirming surgery.
Edelman & Edelman PC’s former controller says the New York personal injury law firm illegally terminated him after he suffered a stroke and falsely accused him of embezzling money.
High profile unionization efforts at companies like Amazon and Starbucks have drawn renewed interest in labor laws. In this video, we look at what’s legal and what isn't when a company's employees want to unionize.
Two Trump judicial picks are struggling to reach a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance their nominations to federal court seats in Mississippi, the panel’s chair said.
Edelman & Edelman PC’s former controller says the New York personal injury law firm illegally terminated him after he suffered a stroke and falsely accused him of embezzling money.
A Kirkland & Ellis partner and a former chief counsel to Sen. Ted Cruz (R) are among recommended judicial nominees Texas’ two Republican senators have sent to the White House, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
Lena Serhan joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as a partner in its Houston office, the firm announced Wednesday.


A Florida federal court granted in part and denied in part GSA Access Group’s motion to dismiss an 88-year-old senior contracting specialist’s ADEA and state law age discrimination claims, after her requests to return to the office after the pandemic were denied. Testa v. GSA Access Grp., LLC, 2025 BL 372630, M.D. Fla., 8:24-cv-2739-CEH-SPF, 10/17/25
Earthgrains Distribution, LLC and Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. are denied summary judgment on employees’ Private Attorneys General Act and putative class action claims of misclassification as independent contractors, a California federal district court ruled. Munoz v. Earthgrains Distrib., LLC, 2025 BL 370068, S.D. Cal., 22-cv-01269-AJB-AHG, 10/15/25
Cook County, Illinois is granted summary judgment on the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act religious discrimination claim of a Muslim pharmacist who was allegedly fired for lying on his job application about resigning from his previous job when he was actually discharged, a federal district court ruled. Mahran v. Cnty. of Cook Illinois, 2025 BL 384860, N.D. Ill., 1:21-cv-06325, 10/27/25
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