Federal labor board members can insist on participating in cases they have been asked to sit out because of conflicts concerns, even if the agency’s ethics officer or the federal government’s ethics watchdog determine members should recuse themselves, according to a long-awaited review of the board’s recusal process.

More than 2,200 DoorDash Inc. couriers want the on-demand delivery company to abide by the arbitration agreements it uses to thwart would-be litigants and also are suing to stop the company from issuing new agreements to the drivers.

Sterling Jewelers Inc. must arbitrate with a class of tens of thousands of female retail sales employees accusing the company of paying women less than men doing the same work based on sex, the Second Circuit ruled Nov. 18.

Dollar General Corp. has agreed to pay $6 million to resolve a long-running discrimination suit brought by the EEOC over the national retailer’s use of a criminal background check policy that allegedly discriminated against black applicants and employees.

The federal agency responsible for protecting private sector workers’ union rights is engaging in union busting against its own employees, according to career staffers staging a protest at National Labor Relations Board headquarters Nov. 18.

Santander Consumer USA Inc. is the latest company to take the federal government to court over the denial of a coveted H-1B visa, filing a complaint Nov. 18 in federal district court in Washington.

Making it easier for military spouses to find jobs is “a national security issue” that should be a top priority for federal agencies, Sara Egeland, deputy assistant to the vice president and policy director to the second lady, said Nov. 18.