Courts & Justice
Justice Courts of Maricopa County: what they handle and how to file
Arizona's largest county runs a network of limited-jurisdiction courts. Here is what they decide, who presides, and how a case starts.
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Courts and Justice follows employment and labor litigation from docket to decision: NLRB rulings, appeals court arguments, Supreme Court grants and the agency actions that end up tested in court. Outcomes are reported, never predicted.
Labor and employment cases from dockets to decisions, plus the agencies and judges who shape workplace law.
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How back pay is calculated in an unfair labor practice case
When the NLRB orders an employer to make workers whole, the arithmetic runs from the day of the loss to the day of reinstatement.
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What a labor injunction means and when courts stop a strike
Injunctive relief in a labor dispute ranges from a short pause on picketing to a longer court order — and judges apply specific standards before they sign one.
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Courts justice: How a civil case moves through court, filing to verdict
Pleadings, discovery, motions, trial, appeal — the stages a workplace lawsuit actually passes through, and where most cases end.
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Employment discrimination lawsuit process: How courts handle an employment discrimination case, start to finish
From the first charge filed with a federal agency to a verdict or a settlement, here is the road a workplace discrimination case actually travels.
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How a federal workplace rule gets made: the notice-and-comment pipeline
An OSHA exposure limit or a DOL overtime threshold becomes binding law through the Administrative Procedure Act's notice-and-comment process — a published proposal, a public docket, and a reasoned final rule.