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New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Review: Title VII, Retaliatory Intent and Exemption from Arbitration

This column discusses three recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that impact an employee's ability to challenge their employer's actions and an employer's ability to compel arbitration.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Albany Judge Strikes Down Portions of Labor Law Statute as Unconstitutional

The judge gutted a provision that permitted the New York City comptroller to issue judgments against developers for underpaying workers. The decision was a win secured by lawyers from Pryor Cashman.
2 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Pay-or-Waive Arbitration Law Challenge

California's courts of appeal have largely upheld a law that requires companies to pay their arbitration bills within 30 days or risk having consumer and employment claims filed against them removed to court.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Hands Starbucks Win in Case of Fired Baristas

The justices held that a lower court had applied a watered-down version of the test necessary to decide whether to grant a National Labor Relations Board request for an injunction.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Abused Discretion With Order Against Amazon After Worker's Firing, 2nd Circuit Says

"The district court never explained what in the record supported its conclusion that the cease-and-desist order was just and proper," Judge Richard Wesley wrote for the Second Circuit.
3 minute read

The Recorder

9th Circuit Rejects Challenge to California's Worker Misclassification Law

Lawyers for Uber and Postmates argued that California's AB 5 unfairly holds the companies to a different standard than other app-based companies.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

4th Circuit Judge Berner Brings Workers' Perspective to the Bench, Labor Lawyers Say

In Nicole Berner, "you have somebody who's really familiar with the way the law directly affects workers and their unions," said Matthew Ginsburg, general counsel of the AFL-CIO.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

SW Florida Boutique Accused of Wrongfully Firing Paralegal After 2 Weeks Maternity Leave

A former paralegal for a Cape Coral boutique is suing her old employer, alleging that it fired her wrongfully after it asked her to work during her maternity leave. Her lawsuit claims discrimination.
2 minute read

The Recorder

California's State Attorneys Union Leads Charge Against Return-to-Office Orders

The governor wants state workers to return to their offices at least two days a week by June 17. California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Officers in State Employment, the attorneys union better known as CASE, says the directive is arbitrary.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

EEOC Suit Signals Trouble Ahead for Employers That Auto-Reject Applicants Who Fail Background Check

The lawsuit against convenience store chain Sheetz "may shape the way employers approach criminal background checks and internal policies," Dentons shareholder Jennifer Sun Park said.
6 minute read

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