Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—9th Cir.: California Supreme Court gets question whether employers are liable for negligently infecting employee’s family members with COVID-19
- AGENCY NEWS—New Mexico OHSB finds safety protocol failures plentiful in deadly Rust shooting
- ARBITRATION—Wash. App.: Award reinstating fired police officer accused of sexual harassment violated public policies
- CLASS ACTIONS—Cal. App.: Trial necessary to determine if Barnes & Noble willfully violated FCRA by including extraneous info in disclosure
- COVERAGE—LIABILITY—W.D. Va.: University employee’s failure to report harassment despite clear avenues to do so doomed HWE claims
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—D. Haw.: Excessive absenteeism left employee unqualified to perform essential function of attendance
- DOL NEWS—New policy changes ease the way for federal firefighters with occupational illnesses
- EMPLOYEE LEAVE—D. Md.: Sprint sales rep with MS fired days after first use of intermittent leave advances FMLA, ADA claims
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Florida home healthcare worker found to be misclassified as contractor – an employer’s survival guide to avoid similar fate
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Gone surfing: Could California be the first state to adopt a four-day workweek?
- INDUSTRY NEWS, TRENDS—Mastercard advancing ESG goals by factoring them into pay
- LABOR—UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES—NLRB: Employer unlawfully withdrew recognition from union during extended certification year
- PROCEDURE—E.D.N.C.: Employee could not certify FLSA collective action for claims not connected with forum state
- WAGE-HOUR—CLASS ACTIONS—Other litigation developments
- WHISTLEBLOWERS—E.D. Mich.: Sonographer fired after threatening OSHA complaint over lack of COVID safety measures advances several claims
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