Blank Rome Sued by Ex-Associate Over Sexual Assault Claims
A former attorney sued Blank Rome LLP on Friday after the firm allegedly failed to protect her from a male colleague who the attorney said sexually assaulted her.
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Three Thousand More Health-Care Workers to Join Kaiser Strike
An additional 3,000 pharmacy and lab technicians at Kaiser Permanente facilities will walk off the job Monday in an escalation of an ongoing health-care strike over alleged unfair labor practices.
Law Firm and Ex-Associate Resolve Disability Bias, Reprisal Suit
A law firm and an attorney formerly based in its Washington, DC, office have reached a settlement in principle addressing her disability discrimination and retaliation claims.
Wisconsin Burger King Franchise Amasses 1,600 Child Labor Claims
A Burger King franchise owner faces allegations that it violated Wisconsin’s child labor laws more than 1,600 times, including requirements for work permits and hour restrictions.
Labor Department Sets $13.65 Minimum Wage for Contractors
The Labor Department set the minimum wage for some federal contractors to $13.65 per hour, after President Donald Trump canceled a Biden-era executive order that had set it at $15 per hour.
Trump Holds Broad Power Over Which Federal Jobs Lose Protections
President Donald Trump has assumed essentially unlimited discretion to choose how many government employees lose their job security, under a rule that critics say threatens to upend the nonpartisan professional nature of the federal civilian workforce that has existed since the 1880s.
Karp Ouster Tests Dealmaker Barshay’s Ability to Lead Paul Weiss
Scott Barshay, the first M&A lawyer to lead storied Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss, confronts an early test to his no-nonsense approach after Brad Karp’s surprise exit.
Trump’s Rule Over Federal Worker Firings Exhumes Lawsuits
Reinvigorated lawsuits from federal worker unions and advocates will face a series of hurdles in challenging a new regulation that makes it easier for the president to fire nonpolitical public employees.
NY Transit Agency Wins Again on Discipline Arbitration Dispute
A New York appellate court on Thursday ruled an arbitrator “impermissibly rewrote” a bargaining agreement between the New York City Transit Authority and the transit workers’ union that impacts disciplinary actions.
NLRB Endures Nursing Home’s Constitutional Attack in 2d Cir.
A federal appeals court in Manhattan rejected a nursing home operator’s attempt to freeze a long-running National Labor Relations Board case based on alleged constitutional defects with the agency’s in-house judges.
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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: Labor Arbitration/Discharge (Arb.)
Arbitrator Nicholas ruled Medstar Hospital lacked just cause to fire a 16-year employee for allegedly threatening coworkers with a small knife, ordering reinstatement with back pay due to an inadequate investigation and the grievant’s clean disciplinary record. Medstar Washington Hospital Center , 2025 BNA LA 325, Arb., 32-A-23, J. Nicholas, 11/14/25
Case: Labor Arbitration/Funeral Leave (Arb.)
Arbitrator Gregory P. Szuter ruled that the City of Bedford, Ohio didn’t violate its collective bargaining agreement with the local AFSCME union when it only granted one day of funeral leave to the grievant, who was attending his grandfather’s funeral, when he had originally requested three days of such leave. City of Bedford, Ohio, Arb., 01-25-0002-8824, G. Szuter, 1/23/26
Case: Labor Arbitration/Temporary Reassignment (Arb.)
Arbitrator Matthew M. Franckiewicz ruled that Pennsylvania State University violated the collective bargaining agreement when it temporarily transferred Grade 9 Deli Workers from West Wing to Grade 8 Cook B positions at State Chicken without paying them the cook position’s higher rate. Pennsylvania State University, 2025 BNA LA 66, Arb., Case 25-0025, M. Franckiewicz, 9/15/25
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