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Before an appeals court panel considers arguments next week on President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee, academic research bolstering the policy is under scrutiny for errors that critics say contributed to faulty conclusions about wage gaps with American workers.
A federal appeals court rejected the NLRB’s landmark Biden-era ruling that aimed to discourage employers from violating labor law before union elections.
DOL’s Inspector General won’t say whether he’s running for Congress and former EEOC commissioners urge companies not to abandon their DEI programs.
The EEOC’s broad subpoena power will be put to the test as the University of Pennsylvania prepares to argue Tuesday the school need not identify Jewish faculty members for an antisemitism probe.


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Sara Hellstedt joined Fisher Phillips as a partner in its Higher Education, K-12 Education and Workplace Investigations practices in Portland, ME, the firm announced Monday.
Insurance and risk management company Lockton Inc. was hit with two proposed class actions challenging the target-date funds in its employees’ 401(k) plan.
St. Clair County, Ill., and a group of emergency dispatchers resolved a lawsuit alleging the dispatchers weren’t properly paid overtime wages during periods they worked over 40 hours a week.
A New York federal judge partially allowed a lawsuit from a group of current and former
Amer Sports Winter & Outdoor Company will pay $350,000 to settle an EEOC lawsuit alleging unlawful retaliation under the Age Discrimination and Employment Act.
A federal appellate panel focused Monday on whether a $100,000 Trump fee on H-1B worker petitions should be considered a tax, or a use of presidential authority to restrict entry to the US.
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.
Anthropic PBC turned to lawyers from a firm also targeted by the Trump administration to sue the Defense Department over its decision to blacklist the artificial intelligence giant.
Sara Hellstedt joined Fisher Phillips as a partner in its Higher Education, K-12 Education and Workplace Investigations practices in Portland, ME, the firm announced Monday.
Christopher Odell joined Akin as a tax partner in Chicago, the firm announced Monday.
Matthew Galeotti joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in its litigation practice in New York, the firm announced Monday.


A Maine federal court granted Blue Mantis, Inc.'s motion to strike a former employee’s jury demand in a case involving civil rights under federal and state law, finding the employee’s contractual jury waiver was knowing, voluntary, and clearly covered the employment-related claims. Scott v. Blue Mantis, Inc., 2026 BL 68411, D. Me., 2:25-cv-00101-LEW, 3/2/26
A California federal district court denied Adventist Health Ukiah Valley’s motion to compel arbitration of ADA claims by a hearing-impaired employee, finding that the arbitration agreement was unconscionable due to a lack of mutuality under state law. Parsons v. Ukiah Valley Hosp., 2026 BL 73740, N.D. Cal., 25-cv-04552-JD, 3/4/26
A Nebraska federal district court denied a former attorney’s TRO motion against his previous law firm for alleged email interception, finding he failed to show likelihood of success or irreparable harm. Heimann v. Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., 2026 BL 68398, D. Neb., 4:26CV3068, 3/2/26
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