Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- LABOR—D.C. Cir.: Court vacates NLRB orders declining to find joint-employer relationship
- ARBITRATION—8th Cir: Lower court erred in not deciding whether autistic employee ‘was entirely without understanding’ at time she signed arbitration agreement
- COVERAGE, LIABILITY—7th Cir.: Catholic school guidance director let go for being in same-sex relationship hits wall of ministerial exception
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—D. Mont.: Technician whose conflict with co-worker led to anxiety, depression, fails to advance disability discrimination claim
- DISCRIMINATION—RELIGIOUS—7th Cir.: FAA employee who violated alcohol-use rules can proceed with retaliation claim
- DOL NEWS—WHD recovers $903K in back wages, damages from FLSA, SCA, DBRA violations
- EEOC NEWS—Study confirms value of pay data collection from private employers and government contractors
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—OSHA Will Soon Focus on Weekend Inspections in Colorado, Montana, and South Dakota
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Trust But Verify: Conduct Your Own Investigation Before Termination
- LABOR—LAYOFFS—NLRB: Prior layoffs caused by pandemic-triggered shutdown did not demonstrate ‘past practice’ of layoffs due to project delay
- LABOR—UNIONS, UNION MEMBERS—3d Cir.: Totality of evidence supported claim unions ratified acts of vandalism and sabotage
- LITIGATION NEWS, TRENDS—Court extends preliminary injunction to cover whole class certified in Air Force vaccine challenge
- OSHA NEWS—Family Dollar, construction employers cited for exposing workers to hazards
- RETALIATION—7th. Cir.: Radiologist who appeared on witness list in coworker’s Title VII suit is unable to revive retaliation claim
- WAGE-HOUR—SETTLEMENTS—N.D. Cal.: Parties to big box retailer wage fight settle with caveats on recurring questions
- WHISTLEBLOWERS—S.D.N.Y.: Employee’s whistleblower complaint proceeds against employer; but post-employment impairment claim fails
- WORTH NOTING—Cases of note dealing with wage-hour issues
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