How to Save Labor Law from Slaughter

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court took up the question whether independent agencies, as they have been known for the last ninety years, can continue to exist. In Trump v. Slaughter, …

Justice Dept. kills long-time tool used to prove racial discrimination

After years of conservative complaints, the Justice Department moved Tuesday to kill a decades-old provision of civil rights law that allows statistical disparities to be used as proof of racial …

Amazon pays out over alleged Seattle ordinance violations

Amazon has agreed to pay $3.7m (£2.7m) to close an investigation into alleged breaches of a Seattle gig worker ordinance, continuing a recent trend of national employers falling afoul of …

Top Court Nixes Union’s Bid to Appeal Ruling in NLRB’s Place

The US Supreme Court prevented a union from seeking review of an appeals court decision that makes it easier for employers to win orders to block National Labor Relations Board …

Instacart sues NYC over delivery worker reforms

Grocery delivery platform Instacart has sued New York City in a bid to block a series of new laws providing new rights for its app-based workers. Filed in Manhattan federal …

US judge tosses ex-Amazon worker’s lawsuit over stalled EEOC investigations

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a former Amazon.com delivery driver’s lawsuit claiming the the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission illegally halted investigations into workplace policies with discriminatory impacts at …

4th Circ. Revives Vaccine Bias Suit Against Humane Society

The Fourth Circuit on Thursday reopened a lawsuit alleging the Humane Society of the United States fired two remote employees rather than granting their religious requests to skip the COVID-19 …

Finn v. Humane Society of the United States, No. 24-1416 (4th Cir. 2025)

The Fourth Circuit held that the plaintiffs’ complaints plausibly alleged that their opposition to the vaccine mandate was an essential part of their religious faith and that their refusal to …

Tesla sued by deaf technician over extreme heat conditions

A deaf former employee of Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the electric car manufacturer claiming it failed to provide him with reasonable accommodations. The hiring team became aware of …

Amazon sued for keeping workers under ‘constant threat of punishment’ if they call in sick

Amazon has been sued for allegedly keeping its employees under a “constant threat of punishment” if they call in sick or need time off. The complaint, filed yesterday, alleges that the …