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Beginning May 15, 2022, most employers in New York City will be required to list a salary range in all job advertisements. In preparing for the new salary transparency law to go into effect, the New York City Commission on Human Rights recently issued guidance to employers and employees about their rights and obligations under the law.

The Ninth Circuit has determined that a group of female student athletes who are suing the Campbell High School over systemic discrimination in the school’s athletics programs may proceed as a class. Title IX is a federal civil rights law that requires gender equity in education which applies to sports programs in federally funded high schools.

The District of Columbia Attorney General, Karl A. Racine, announced on April 6, 2022 that his office had entered into a settlement agreement that will require a construction company to pay more than $1 million to workers and the District after the company misclassified its employees as independent contractors to avoid paying them overtime pay or providing paid sick leave.

Over 350 employees of Condé Nast have notified the publishing giant that they wish to be represented by the NewsGuild of New York. In a letter to the company at the end of March, the employees requested voluntary recognition of a bargaining unit that would encompass around 500 employees working in a variety of positions, including editorial, video, and production staff, across 11 of Condé Nast’s publications, including titles such as Bon Appétit, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and GQ.

On March 29, 2022, a federal district court in Georgia denied a motion to dismiss filed by Delta Airlines in a putative class action lawsuit alleging that the company violated the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) by failing to provide paid leave benefits to employees taking short term military leave (i.e., military leave of 30 days or fewer).

In an arbitration handled by MSE Partner Diana Nobile and Associate John Stewart, Arbitrator Mary Jeanne Tufano found that the Bureau of Prisons willfully violated the law in failing to pay overtime to three AFGE Local 307 bargaining unit members assigned to work as “Teachers” at United States Penitentiary Allenwood.

With employees leaving their jobs in record numbers, many have dubbed this past year’s labor trend the “Great Resignation.” However, as at least one news outlet reports,  the trend might be better named the “Great Renegotiation,” as many employees are leaving for  positions with increased wages, more reasonable benefits, and better working conditions.

DC Attorney General Karl Racine sued food delivery service Grubhub for charging hidden fees and using deceptive marketing tactics during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The complaint alleges that Grubhub’s misleading practices harmed DC residents who used its services, exploited local restaurants, and violated DC’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act.

The Department of Labor recently announced recovery of more than $63,000 on behalf of 17 restaurant managers, who were wrongly denied overtime pay by the operator of seven restaurants in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area. The employer paid its managers salaries, but this pay fell short of the amounts due to these workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime provisions.

After a six-year legal battle by U.S. women soccer players, the U.S. Soccer Federation has commited to equal pay for the women’s and men’s national teams at every level of competition, including the World Cup.