Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—NLRB: Judicial estoppel not available in Board proceedings if it would cause agency to surrender jurisdiction
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—S.D. Miss.: Reference in termination recommendation to EEOC charge supports university employee’s retaliation claim
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—W.D. Pa.: Questions over whether railroad machinist could work without restriction preclude summary judgment
- DISCRIMINATION—PAY—W.D. Va.: Walmart defeats pay bias claim
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—6th Cir.: Jail’s two-female staffing policy was BFOQ defense where it promoted safety goals, complied with state law
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- LABOR—ORGANIZING, ELECTIONS—D.C. Cir.: Employer failed to show imminent elimination of position included in bargaining unit
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—S.D.N.Y.: Charter granted dismissal of former employee’s complaint as sanction for ‘persistently vexatious behavior’
- WAGE-HOUR—CLASS ACTIONS—Other litigation developments
- AGENCY NEWS—Contractor faces multi-million dollar theft charges for state prevailing wage, federal Davis-Bacon Acts violations
- DOL NEWS—Independent fiduciary appointed to administer claims previously handled by Medova Healthcare Financial Group
- DOL NEWS—WHD returns to earlier policy on pursuit of liquidated damages
- EEOC NEWS—Resolutions bring $538K to employees affected by sexual harassment, national origin and race discrimination, retaliation
- LABOR NEWS—State AG coalition pushes back against PRO Act’s proposed negation of state right-to-work laws
- STATE LEGISLATION—KENTUCKY—COVID-19 liability shield becomes law without governor’s stamp of approval
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