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Northeastern University’s $725,000 Retirement Plan Deal Gets Nod
Northeastern University received preliminary approval for a $725,000 class settlement with workers challenging their retirement plan’s fees and investment options.
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States Tackle ‘Stay-or-Pay’ Contracts as Federal Efforts Wane
Opposition to employers’ use of “stay-or-pay” contracts has gotten traction in state legislatures this year, led by California and New York, as federal regulators retreat from efforts to rein in the agreements nationwide.
Volkswagen Workers in Chattanooga Authorize Union Strike
Unionized workers at a Volkswagen Group of America plant in Tennessee voted to authorize a strike, weeks after the automaker walked away from bargaining.
Hotel Worker Fired for Getting Gender-Affirming Care, Suit Says
A former assistant manager at a Courtyard by Marriott is suing a North Carolina hotel management company, alleging it discriminated against her after she requested leave to undergo gender-affirming surgery.
Edelman Ex-Controller Sues NYC Law Firm Over Firing After Stroke
Edelman & Edelman PC’s former controller says the New York personal injury law firm illegally terminated him after he suffered a stroke and falsely accused him of embezzling money.
One Point HR Solutions Resolves Employee Data Breach Class Suit
One Point HR Solutions no longer faces a class action on behalf of nearly 23,000 current and former employees who fell victim to a data breach after the parties agreed to the withdrawal of the case.
GM Temporarily Cuts 5,500 Workers Amid EV Pressure
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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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View MoreCase: 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
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