Labor & Employment

2nd Circuit judge previously dinged for ‘overly harsh’ work environment disciplined again

An appeals court judge has been disciplined for creating a "culture of fear" among her clerks, three years after being sanctioned for similar claims, according to Above the Law.

Jul 2, 2026 10:52 AM CDT

White & Case employee drops suit alleging he was stripped naked and photographed at firm party

An employee of White & Case has agreed to drop his claims that the law firm discriminated and retaliated against him after he demanded an investigation into the dissemination of intimate photos taken of him at a firm party.

Jul 2, 2026 10:14 AM CDT

Turning Tides: As menopause discrimination becomes a hot topic, lawmakers and employers offer protections

Traditionally, menopause hasn’t been the subject of most work-related conversations or legislation trends, says Naomi R. Cahn, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law who specializes in family law, feminist jurisprudence and reproductive technology. But with the success of the menstrual equity movement—which fought to normalize conversations around menstruation and increase access to tampons and other menstrual products—women’s health advocates and feminist legal experts like Cahn have turned their attention to menopause.

Jul 1, 2026 1:40 AM CDT

A Big 12 coach is dismissed for cause, and some question the university’s motives

Kansas State University made waves in February when it fired head men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang for cause. Tang told reporters after his team’s 29-point home loss to the University of Cincinnati that he was “embarrassed for the university,” that the players “do not deserve to wear this uniform” and added that “there will be very few of them in it next year.”

Jul 1, 2026 12:35 AM CDT

A lawyer’s Buddhist perspective on truth in legal practice

Lying in my bed in this hill town two hours southeast of Kathmandu, I wake each morning to ritual. Around 5:30 a.m., birdsong rises from the nearby forest. An hour later comes bell ringing and the long, plaintive note of a conch shell. Incense drifts, faintly, through my window from the small Hindu temple where Shiva, the guesthouse chef and the temple’s namesake, performs his daily prayers. Hindu and Buddhist practitioners have performed similar rites for hundreds of years in this polytheistic Himalayan nation.

Jun 30, 2026 9:25 AM CDT

Judge tosses free speech claim of former public defender who alleged burnout

A judge in Denver on Wednesday dismissed a First Amendment claim of an attorney who is suing the Colorado state public defender, alleging that he was fired after speaking out about case overload.

Jun 25, 2026 11:43 AM CDT

9th Circuit allows religious bias lawsuit against Alaska Airlines to move forward

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco has revived a religious bias lawsuit brought by two former flight attendants with Alaska Airlines.

Jun 25, 2026 11:26 AM CDT

Mental health law becomes this law prof and author’s focus after walking ‘Through the Fire’

The most dangerous moments of Fredrick Vars’ life guided his career path. Just days after he’d won his first jury trial representing a union member suing the union for retaliation, he experienced his first psychotic episode. Though he had dealt with depression much of his life, he’d later be diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Jun 17, 2026 3:01 PM CDT

Increase in legal jobs driven by litigation, life sciences work

The legal sector is continuing its rebound, adding 1,200 more jobs in May, according to seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Jun 8, 2026 10:37 AM CDT

Legal talent leaving Trump administration in droves

President Donald Trump’s upheaval of the federal government has resulted in a departure of more than 10,000 lawyers since the beginning of 2025, leaving some federal agencies trying to attract new attorneys.

Jun 1, 2026 11:18 AM CDT

‘B-A-D’ But Good: Professional athletes gave this lawyer a nickname fitting her skills

A managing partner of Willig, Williams & Davidson, which she co-founded, Deborah R. Willig has for decades leveraged her working-class roots and negotiation skills as a union-side advocate in Philadelphia. When you represent unions, Willig says, “you’re basically fighting for the little person against the giant corporation or giant government. It’s frequently a David and Goliath battle.”

May 28, 2026 10:54 AM CDT

DOJ sues UCLA over alleged ‘deliberate indifference’ to antisemitism

The University of California at Los Angeles is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from a discriminatory campus environment.

May 27, 2026 10:22 AM CDT

SCOTUS allows coach’s race discrimination suit against NFL to move forward

The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings to pursue some of his claims of racial discrimination against the National Football League, rather than move them into arbitration, Bloomberg Law reports.

May 27, 2026 9:35 AM CDT

SCOTUS will examine scope of Title IX protections and whether civil rights law covers work bias claims

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh whether federally funded school employees can privately sue for sex discrimination under Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments Act, an issue that divides lower courts.

May 19, 2026 9:09 AM CDT

Employees sue USDA secretary over ‘increasingly proselytizing’ Christian emails

Employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the union representing the agency’s workers are suing the secretary of the deparment over a series of emails promoting Christianity.

May 14, 2026 1:35 PM CDT