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A Washington federal judge granted class status to a lawsuit claiming United Parcel Service Inc. refuses to pay drivers on short-term military leave while providing pay to those who take time off for jury duty, bereavement and other short-term absences.

The Fourth Circuit said Friday it won't reopen a suit alleging a medical billing company punished an employee for taking time off to deal with pregnancy-related illness, finding no issue with a lower court's decision to toss the case.

A former intellectual property associate is accusing DLA Piper of firing her just days after she formally requested maternity leave, saying in a New York federal court filing Tuesday that the firm fabricated performance issues in order to oust her.

The Ninth Circuit breathed new life into a discrimination suit claiming an apparel manufacturer created a hostile work environment by allowing explicit rap music to be played in a Nevada warehouse, saying Wednesday the "sexually demeaning and violent language" at issue could support the case brought by former workers.

The Seventh Circuit refused to reopen a Black teacher's lawsuit alleging that a children's hospital where she worked denied her resources because of her race, finding she failed to demonstrate that her employer was the hospital and not Chicago Public Schools.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the defeat of a Black former state trooper's suit claiming the Georgia Department of Public Safety slow-walked a misconduct investigation and denied him a promotion because of his race, ruling Wednesday he failed to identify a comparable co-worker who was treated better.

The Ninth Circuit refused Monday to upend a trial court's decision allowing a former assistant principal's free speech claims against several Washington school district officials to go forward, ruling it doesn't have the power to determine whether he was demoted for posting a political opinion on Facebook.

Food and beverage packaging company Pactiv Evergreen can't avoid a proposed class action alleging it allowed its $879.2 million employee retirement plan to be saddled with excessive fees, an Illinois federal judge ruled Thursday, finding that an ex-employee's allegations are detailed enough to move forward.

Rudy Giuliani repeatedly sexually assaulted and refused to pay a former business development director during the two years she worked for his companies, causing her to live in constant fear of the former U.S. attorney, according to a complaint filed Monday in New York state court.

Two Kroger subsidiaries violated federal labor law when they barred employees from wearing Black Lives Matter buttons at work following the murder of George Floyd, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Wednesday, finding workers banded together after the company made social advocacy a workplace issue.