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A Massachusetts federal judge threw out several claims from a former product manager's suit alleging that he was fired by a lighting company for taking parental leave after his child was born, saying he complained to state and federal enforcement agencies too late.

A North Carolina federal judge on Thursday slashed a $10 million verdict awarded to an ex-Novant Health executive after a jury found he was fired for being a white man as the medical system tried to diversify its workforce, putting damages in line with Title VII's limit.

Capital One is facing a proposed class action in Virginia federal court alleging it violated federal benefits law by keeping poorly performing BlackRock funds in its $7.85 billion 401(k) plan and costing employees millions of dollars in retirement savings.

A New York federal judge on Tuesday certified a 900-person class of former Xerox workers who allege the company violated federal benefits law when it required early retirees to start paying health care premiums, rebuffing Xerox's attempt to shrink the group.

A Wisconsin federal judge gave his blessing to a $5.1 million deal to resolve a class action alleging Costco cost its retirees millions by allowing its $15.5 billion 401(k) plan to invest imprudently and pay unreasonably high administrative fees.

An Illinois federal judge granted benefits administrator Alight Solutions' motion for a confidentiality order blocking federal agencies from sharing information in an investigation into a cybersecurity breach at the company, saying Wednesday that federal confidentiality laws are not a reason to reject the motion.

A class of workers and the U.S. Department of Labor have agreed with a welding equipment company to settle a suit alleging employees were pressured into selling company stock at a price far below its fair value, according to a filing in Maine federal court Thursday.

Catholic groups and the federal government told the Eighth Circuit that pending regulations won't affect the government's appeal of an injunction blocking federal agencies from requiring certain religious businesses to cover health care procedures for transgender employees, and the court should move forward to a decision.

The Second Circuit on Tuesday revived a suit alleging Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. improperly denied a medical technology salesman's long-term disability benefits, saying the insurer did not adequately respond to his appeal within the mandated time limit.

Tesla told a California court Wednesday that the California agency that brought a lawsuit alleging widespread anti-Black harassment at a factory in Fremont violated Golden State law by failing to live up to its duty to do a thorough investigation before taking the electric-vehicle maker to court.