By Mike Scarcella and Erin Mulvaney | September 29, 2017
A Kirkland & Ellis employment litigation partner in Washington and daughter of a federal appeals court judge is on tap to be the U.S. Labor Department's chief in-house lawyer, extending the Trump administration's ties to the Chicago-based Am Law 100 firm.
By Erin Mulvaney | September 28, 2017
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lost a fight in court over its workplace wellness rules but there are still questions lingering over a solution—particularly given the Trump administration's new leadership at the agency could shift intentions. The agency and the AARP, which challenged the rules, are now fighting over the next steps.
By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court, deadlocked last term on the constitutionality of mandatory "fair share" union fees that are paid by millions of public-sector workers, agreed on Thursday to step into this arena for a second time, with a case that raises alarms among some advocates who fear the court could deal a blow to organized labor.
By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court, deadlocked last term on the constitutionality of mandatory "fair share" union fees that are paid by millions of public-sector workers, agreed on Thursday to step into this arena for a second time, with a case that raises alarms among some advocates who fear the court could deal a blow to organized labor.
By Erin Mulvaney | September 27, 2017
A report released Wednesday shows that more than 60 million workers in the United States are subject to mandatory arbitration in employment contracts, highlighting the potential scope of a key U.S. Supreme Court case that confronts the legality of those agreements.
By Ben Hancock | September 19, 2017
The appeals court will be weighing issues critical to the fate of major driver class actions against Uber and workers' collective rights generally.
By Erin Mulvaney | September 19, 2017
The Trump administration's two nominees to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told U.S. senators Tuesday they were personally opposed to workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, but they could not assure lawmakers that they would support the agency's view that adverse actions against gay or transgender workers violates federal civil rights laws.
By Mike Scarcella and Erin Mulvaney | September 18, 2017
The Trump administration is moving forward with the expected nomination of Peter Robb, a management-side labor law attorney in Vermont, to serve as general counsel to the National Labor Relations Board as the agency nears a Republican majority for the first time in nearly a decade.
By Marcia Coyle | September 18, 2017
Kirkland & Ellis partner Paul Clement is expected to argue next month in a closely watched trio of U.S. Supreme Court cases that question whether workplace arbitration agreements that ban class actions violate federal labor laws. The former George W. Bush administration U.S. solicitor general was tapped to represent the three companies defending the bans. The companies and their lawyers involved were apparently at an impasse over which of their original high court lawyers should make the Oct. 2 arguments.
By Erin Mulvaney | September 15, 2017
Business leaders are welcoming a would-be EEOC chair in longtime general counsel Janet Dhillon, whose background in corporate legal departments would provide a perspective "from the trenches" of the private sector. Labor and civil rights advocates, meanwhile, are spotlighting the nominee's role at a retail industry advocacy group that opposed the power of workers to challenge discriminatory practices. Dhillon's confirmation hearing is next week.
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