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Poultry processing workers have reached a $29 million settlement with their employer, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, after claiming it conspired with other poultry companies to keep wages low.

Connecticut has joined Colorado in enacting pay transparency measures designed to ensure employees receive equal pay for equal work.

Employers in Colorado are prohibited from making vacation pay “use-it-or-lose-it” according to a Colorado Supreme Court decision issued on June 14, 2021.

MSE has filed an opt-in class action lawsuit on behalf of Criminal Investigators who were not paid overtime while attending training programs at a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (“FLETC”). Over 40,000 Criminal Investigators may be qualified to join this lawsuit.

Effective July 1, 2021, the new Virginia Overtime Wage Act (“VOWA”) will significantly expand the overtime rights of Virginians, exceeding the rights guaranteed by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) in several key ways.

If your employer in Oregon has 25 or more employees, you could qualify for protected leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act. That means you are allowed by law to take protected time off to take care of yourself or family members.

The California Supreme Court dismissed the City of South Pasadena’s request for discretionary review in a case in which the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) determined that the City dismissed fire fighter Cliff Snider in retaliation for his union activities as president of the South Pasadena Fire Fighters’ Association, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 3657.

A Texas federal court recently ruled that an employee who was fired after a positive COVID-19 test can pursue a claim under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”). In Luna v. American National Insurance Company, an insurance agent was terminated two days after notifying his employer that he tested positive for COVID-19.

A federal court in Illinois refused to dismiss a case against Cook County, IL and its sheriff brought on behalf of union represented correctional officers for Fair Labor Standards Act overtime and minimum wage claims for unpaid time spent sanitizing before and after their shifts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On June 1, 2021, the Missouri Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a 2018 law that established numerous restrictions against certain public sector unions, except “public safety labor organizations.” The law—H.B. 1413—required these unions to obey a strict set of requirements to establish themselves as the exclusive representative for a bargaining unit and then maintain that status over time.