https://www.law360.com/employment?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Employment Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 22:06:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482001?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482001 A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday put an end to city workers' lawsuit challenging Bellingham, Washington's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that a lower court appropriately dismissed the action and barred the workers from amending their claims. Tue, 26 May 2026 21:57:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482055?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482055 A Washington Court of Appeals panel Tuesday upheld a $21 million verdict against Seattle Children's Hospital in a Black ex-medical director's lawsuit claiming he faced racism in the workplace and retaliation for complaining about systemic inequities, ruling "substantial evidence" justified the jury's findings and damages award. Tue, 26 May 2026 21:50:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481660?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481660 A union-led coalition should not be allowed to pursue an expanded challenge to the Trump administration's reshaping of the federal workforce, the administration argued, telling a California federal judge that the lawsuit is turning into a "litigation safari." Tue, 26 May 2026 21:15:11 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481938 A Texas federal judge recommended Tuesday that a bias and retaliation suit against the city of Corpus Christi by a former assistant city attorney be tossed because he failed to show that comparable workers were treated better or that the city's performance-based reasons for firing him were false. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:12:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481986?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481986 The Fourth Circuit refused Tuesday to reopen a proposed class action claiming a private equity firm violated federal laws by abruptly shutting down a manufacturing plant, ruling decades-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent barred the former workers from suing simply to collect on a judgment against the manufacturer. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:06:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481929?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481929 President Donald Trump's administration ​on Tuesday announced that it wishes to require federal employees with access to sensitive government information to sign a nondisclosure agreement, citing recent leaks related to immigration enforcement operations and the release of personal information belonging to approximately 4,500 Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:52:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481755?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481755 CoStar Group is asking a Virginia federal court to pause an antitrust suit alleging it stifles competition and prevents cross-listings while it seeks to move a similar case, filed by Malm Inc., from California. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:37:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481910 General Electric Co. does not owe $230 million in pension obligations to construction employees covered by a boilermaker-blacksmith fund, the Eighth Circuit affirmed Tuesday, finding in a published opinion that GE qualified for a withdrawal liability exemption since "substantially all" of the employees worked in the building and construction industry. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:13:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482010?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482010 Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. will fund approximately $180,000 in attorney fees and costs as part of a $515,000 settlement resolving claims that it used a time-rounding policy that shorted workers at Ohio and Kentucky facilities, after an Ohio federal judge granted the deal final approval Tuesday. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:47:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482017 The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a broad mix of cross-border corporate control disputes, merger settlements, startup equity fights, advancement claims and board oversight litigation, while also weighing fallout from high-profile deals involving Microsoft Corp., The Boeing Co. and Nikola Corp. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:15:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481678?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481678 An Illinois federal judge has reduced a $59 million jury verdict won by garbage truck maker Sonrai Systems to $10.4 million in a case over a rival company poaching a Sonrai executive, finding that while the evidence showed the rival's behavior was reprehensible, it didn't merit the amount the jury awarded. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:03:12 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482006?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2482006 Grocery chain Fred Meyer Stores Inc. and its parent company, Kroger, failed to pay workers minimum and overtime wages, denied them meal and rest breaks and manipulated their time records to systematically underpay them, according to a proposed class action removed to Washington federal court. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481369?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481369 College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual provisions in play, and stipulations such as termination clauses and repayment obligations require added scrutiny as the name, image and likeness system evolves, says Kevin Paule at Hill Ward Henderson. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:40:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481906 The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday partially upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction and class certification orders in litigation from University of California researchers against President Donald Trump, backing the reinstatement of grants terminated due to presidential orders against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives while reversing the injunction for those grants that were rescinded without explanation. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:39:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2480891?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2480891 The same artificial intelligence-driven workforce narratives that once appeared in earnings calls and Form 8-Ks can easily become raw material for future operational AI washing claims, so companies must be careful when drafting public disclosures because winning a federal motion to dismiss starts months before a lawsuit is ever filed, say attorneys at Akerman. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:31:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481398?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481398 After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that freight brokers may be liable for selecting unsafe motor carriers, the key question will be whether brokers used reasonable care in selecting a given motor carrier, with the concurring opinion offering some clues as to what reasonable care might look like, says Marc Blubaugh at Benesch. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:53:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2480906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2480906 A recent U.S. Department of Labor proposal would make joint employment harder to prove, giving employers more flexibility to add nonemployee labor without triggering shared liability, but businesses should be mindful that it likely won't affect state law tests or the standards that courts use, says Todd Lebowitz at BakerHostetler. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:52:19 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481713?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481713 Massachusetts-based drivers for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft have won union representation, becoming the first crop of app-based drivers in the country with a certified bargaining representative. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:47:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481942?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481942 McDermott Will & Schulte announced Tuesday that the firm has hired a former California assistant U.S. attorney as a Los Angeles-based employment partner following her short stint with Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:13:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481774?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/2481774 The NCAA Division I Cabinet could vote in June on streamlined eligibility rules for athletes to give them five years to compete, after the cabinet discussed but did not vote on the age-based proposal in its latest meeting.