In Trump v. Barbara, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Administration’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship by executive action and left intact the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee that children born in the United States are U.S. citizens at birth, regardless of...
What Does the Box Say? 6th Circuit Looks to the Boundaries of the EEOC Charge in Barnett-Morgan v. Inverness
Employers usually picture depositions and performance records when they think about defending an employment lawsuit — not procedure. But some of the most effective defenses never reach the merits at all. A recent 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Washington Arbitration Agreements Are Failing Employers in Wage and Hour Cases
Many employers rely on arbitration agreements with class action waivers, provisions that prevent employees from filing or joining collective lawsuits, to manage wage and hour litigation risk. That strategy works reliably in states like California where courts...
Third Circuit Says Internal Transfer, BLM Statement Not Enough for Race Discrimination
On July 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a Black male employee who alleged he was pushed to transfer teams after his manager expressed disagreement with the “Black Lives Matter” movement and then later had his position eliminated...
Court Pauses Litigation Over CFPB Workforce Reduction Plan
On July 10, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a joint request by the CFPB and employees represented by its union to pause litigation concerning the CFPB’s proposed 2026 reduction-in-force plan. The court’s order leaves the existing...
Meta’s AI-based layoffs allegedly targeted workers who had taken protected leave
The company used “a constellation of internal artificial-intelligence systems” to determine who would be included in its 10% reduction in force, per a lawsuit. The company used “a constellation of internal artificial-intelligence systems” to determine who would be...
In 2026, EEOC solidifies its lockstep with Trump’s anti-DEI agenda
This year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been prolific in its agenda-setting and enforcement plans regarding diversity, equity and inclusion at work.
US Department of Labor fines Houston utility contractor $343K after worker hospitalized following excavation collapse at Brazoria County work site
HOUSTON – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation concluded that a Houston utility construction company exposed employees to safety hazards after an excavation collapse hospitalized a worker.The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an...
US Department of Labor cites big rig parts distributer for confined space, safety hazards after worker fatality at company’s Corpus Christi facility
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor has cited big rig parts distributer FleetPride Inc. for 16 serious safety violations after an investigation into a worker fatality found the company exposed workers to confined space and other safety hazards.The...
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