Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—S.D.N.Y.: Producer’s suit against Fox News and anchor, alleging sexual assaults and harassment, moves forward
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—California jury awards employees $7.6 million in latest gargantuan wrongful termination verdict
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—First shot fired: EEOC files first pandemic-related remote work discrimination lawsuit
- DISCRIMINATION—AGE—E.D. Ky.—Fact questions over 73-year-old employee’s qualifications, pretext preclude summary judgment
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—S.D. Ind.: Fired male CNA can proceed to trial where employer treated similarly situated female more favorably
- DISCRIMINATION—SEXUAL HARASSMENT—E.D. Pa.: Harasser’s status as a corporate officer didn’t automatically preclude Faragher/Ellerth defense
- EMPLOYEE LEAVE—W.D. Tex.: High school academic dean fired while on leave for back surgery advances FMLA retaliation claim
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- TORT CLAIMS—S.D. Cal.: Biochemical company can proceed with nasal spray trade secret claims against competitor
- WAGE-HOUR—EXEMPTIONS—D. Utah: Employer failed to establish that assistant qualified for administrative exemption from overtime pay
- IMMIGRATION NEWS—Starting October 1, Green card applicants must have COVID-19 vaccination before required medical examination
- INDUSTRY NEWS, TRENDS—Microsoft opts for flexibility in return-to-work decision-making, explains ‘Hybrid Work Paradox’
- LITIGATION NEWS, TRENDS—NYC Pepsi-Cola distributors allege they are misclassified as ‘independent contractors’
- SURVEYS—93 percent of employers are requiring or encouraging employee vaccinations
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