EEOC Scraps Guidance That Expanded Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Workers January 27, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination on Thursday rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful...
Judge Rejects Business Group’s Challenge to Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee December 24, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner and Nate Raymond A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump’s $100,000...
Starbucks to Pay $38.9 Million to Settle NYC Probe Over Worker Schedules December 2, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner Starbucks has agreed to pay $38.9 million to settle claims by New York City that the coffee chain violated a...
Amazon Wins Injunction Against New York Law on Labor Relations December 1, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner and Jonathan Stempel A federal judge last Wednesday granted Amazon.com a preliminary injunction to block the New York State Public Employment Relations Board...
Tesla Wins Bid to Undo Race Bias Class Action by Black Factory Workers November 17, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner A California state judge has ruled that 6,000 Black workers at Tesla’s flagship assembly plant cannot sue over alleged racial...
New Jersey Claims Amazon Discriminated Against Pregnant, Disabled Workers October 23, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner The state of New Jersey sued Amazon.com on Wednesday, accusing the company of unlawfully refusing workplace accommodations to warehouse employees...
Musk’s X Settles Ex-Twitter Executives’ $128 Million Severance Pay Lawsuit October 9, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner Elon Musk and X Corp have reached a settlement in a lawsuit by four former top executives at Twitter, including...
EEOC Suit Accuses Apple Store of Discrimination Against Jewish Employee October 1, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws sued Apple on Tuesday, claiming the manager of a retail store made...
DOJ Drops Defense of Ban on Employee ‘Non-compete’ Agreements September 22, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump’s administration has abandoned the U.S. government’s legal defense of a rule adopted under former President Joe Biden...
DOJ Drops Defense of Ban on Employee ‘Noncompete’ Agreements September 8, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump’s administration abandoned on Friday the U.S. government’s legal defense of a rule adopted under former President Joe...