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GM Temporarily Cuts 5,500 Workers Amid EV Pressure

General Motors Co. notified about 5,500 employees across three plants that they are being laid off at least temporarily as the carmaker reassesses electric vehicle production in the wake of President Donald Trump’s move to eliminate crucial tax credits.

DOJ Downsizing of ‘Peacemakers’ Unit Unlikely to be Halted

A federal judge said Wednesday the Justice Department has “a real problem on the merits” defending its hollowing out of its “peacemakers” unit, meaning it could eventually be found to be an illegal closure of the civil rights-era agency without congressional approval.

Union Busting: What Employers Can and Cannot Legally Do

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.

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Case: Discrimination/Age Discrimination (M.D. Fla.)

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

Case: Wage & Hour/Worker Misclassification (S.D. Cal.)

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

Case: Discrimination/Discharge (N.D. Ill.)

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