Long-awaited proposed OT rule apparently headed to OMB for review Bullied gay paper deliverer plausibly alleges gender nonconformance claim SCOTUS: Independent contractor-driver’s contract was ‘contract of employment’ exempt from FAA; trucking company can’t compel arbitration Sponsor companies ready to pay $65.5M to settle hard-fought au pair litigation Jury to decide if discrimination motivated firing of African employee accused of theft of time for prolonged break No qualified immunity for official who harassed and terminated employees because of political affiliation Arbitrator exceeded his authority by interpreting CBA’s effective date as signing date, not ratification date Employment documents treated as one agreement to apply forum selection clause, remand to state court ‘Wholly groundless’ exception to arbitrability tossed as inconsistent with FAA, precedent Seyfarth’s Workplace Class Action Litigation Report shows 5-year low in settlement values