The National Labor Relations Board has signaled an interest in limiting companies’ ability to require workers to keep arbitration proceedings confidential, which would be a reversal of Trump-era precedent.
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Back to the future: Obama-era labor policies to return in 2022
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Tesla sued by second female worker over sexual harassment, retaliation
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Equal pay claims hinge on salaries, not commissions: 4th Circuit
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Retaliation claim doesn’t require Title VII violation – 10th Circ.
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Notice of termination can support discrimination claim -3rd Circ.
An employee who was told she might be laid off can sue for discrimination even if the layoff did not ultimately happen, a federal appeals court ruled Friday
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New EEOC guidance focuses on religious exemptions from vaccine mandates
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