Transgender Workers’ Rights Widened in Court’s Disability Ruling August 18, 2022 By Robert Iafolla Transgender workers will gain broadened legal protections in the wake of a recent federal appeals court decision that gender dysphoria...
Illinois Court Rules Hobby Lobby Broke Law in Transgender Employee Bathroom Case August 16, 2021 By Robert Iafolla Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. violated Illinois anti-bias law by denying a transgender woman employee access to the women’s bathroom, a...
Court Rules Employers Cannot Use Salary History to Justify Gender Wage Gap April 11, 2018 By Robert Iafolla A U.S. appeals court on Monday ruled employers cannot use workers’ salary histories to justify gender-based pay disparities, saying that...
McDonald’s, U.S. Labor Board Begin Talks to Settle ‘Joint Employment’ Trial January 22, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner and Robert Iafolla McDonald’s Corp and a U.S. labor board are in talks to settle a case claiming the fast food company is...
Supreme Court Justices Appear Split Over Employee Class Action Case October 3, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley and Robert Iafolla Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday defended the right of workers to bring class-action claims against companies but their...
Supreme Court to Decide Future of Workers’ Class Action Suits Against Employers October 2, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley and Robert Iafolla The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its new nine-month term on Monday with a major employment case that could deprive...
Federal Contractor Disclosure Rule Next on Trump Chopping Block March 7, 2017 By Robert Iafolla Republicans in the U.S. Senate passed a measure to eliminate an Obama administration rule that would require prospective federal contractors...
Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch Could Decide Class Action Waiver Cases February 9, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley and Robert Iafolla The U.S. Supreme Court will not act until at least the fall on a major business dispute on whether companies...
Supreme Court to Decide If Employee Arbitration Clauses Are Enforceable Nationwide January 17, 2017 By Robert Iafolla The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether companies can head off costly class action lawsuits by forcing...
House Labor Panel Chair Foxx Ready to Take on Unions, Democrats December 6, 2016 By Robert Iafolla The incoming chair of the congressional panel that oversees labor issues on Monday questioned the need for unions and said...