The full First Circuit grasped Wednesday for how to weigh the speech rights of an officer suspended for calling George Floyd a “druggie” online against a Massachusetts police commissioner’s prediction that the Facebook post would disrupt its mission.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled
The National Labor Relations Board applied the correct legal standard to find that a union properly withdrew from bargaining with an industry group that represents road construction companies operating in Michigan, a federal appeals court ruled.
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Houston Specialty Insurance Co. sued United Service Cos. to avoid paying legal costs in asbestos litigation, arguing its insurance policy excludes asbestos-related injuries and workplace exposures.
Littler Mendelson, the largest employer-side labor law firm in the US, created a new top position to steer the firm’s adoption of an internally developed AI tool.
After a court’s dismissal of a parallel securities fraud class action, an investor is dropping an accounting-related lawsuit brought on behalf of now-defunct furniture and appliance retailer Polished.com against its leaders.
Holman Automotive Group Inc. was hit with a proposed class action alleging its retirement plan wrongly includes a suite of target-date funds that carry excessive and unnecessary fees.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. resolved a lawsuit brought by a former employee who claimed the brewing company interfered with her right to take protected medical leave.
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.
A Florida federal district court denied dismissal of discrimination and retaliation claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII, and state law brought by a female Latina surgeon against the University of Miami, finding she adequately alleged adverse actions linked to her protected complaints. Velazquez v. Univ. of Mia., 2026 BL 121158, S.D. Fla., 23-cv-20497-ALTMAN/Reid, 4/6/26
California federal court partially denied Ritz-Carlton’s motion to dismiss a banquet server’s claim that he wasn’t reinstated after coronavirus pandemic layoffs while less senior employees were rehired, finding his allegations plausible. Wolfe v. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., L.L.C., 2026 BL 121459, N.D. Cal., 25-cv-08182-JST, 4/6/26
A New York federal court denied an employer’s motion to vacate a default judgment on FLSA claims, finding proper service, willful default, no meritorious defense, and potential prejudice to the plaintiff mechanic. Gutama v. Whitestone Air Inc., 2026 BL 121221, E.D.N.Y., 1:23-CV-2802 (ENV)(PK), 4/3/26
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