Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—1st Cir.: Hospital employee unlawfully fired for letter to the editor supporting nurses
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—11th Cir.: Teacher with major depressive disorder lawfully fired over reports of threatening behavior
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—S.D. Ind.: Whether support consultant must be able to speak for entire eight-hour shift is jury question
- DISCRIMINATION—PREGNANCY—E.D. Cal.: Fact disputes as to whether pregnant truck driver could perform essential job duties preclude summary judgment
- DISCRIMINATION—SEXUAL HARASSMENT—W.D. Va.: Gay supervisor’s hugs and touches did not cross the line
- PENSION AND BENEFIT PLANS—N.D. Ind.: Discharged employee fails on ERISA action to recover severance benefits
- TRADE SECRETS—S.D. Cal.: Seller of overstocked retail goods stated claim of trade secret misappropriation
- WAGE-HOUR—MINIMUM WAGE—S.D. Ohio: Domino’s franchisee may be able to ‘reasonably approximate’ vehicle-related expenses for Ohio drivers
- WORTH NOTING—Disability discrimination cases of note
- AGENCY NEWS—Foster Farms, staffing agencies face $292K in penalties for COVID-19 safety violations
- BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy posts and other commentary
- FEDERAL LEGISLATION—GOP lawmakers float paid family and medical leave, childcare proposal
- HOUSE NEWS—Education and Labor Committee advances workplace protections for nursing mothers, older workers
- NLRB NEWS—How to track election petitions and results, ULP charges filed
- STATE REGULATIONS—MICHIGAN—COVID-19 emergency rules updated with return-to-work safety guidelines
- STATE REGULATIONS—WASHINGTON—New workplace mask guidelines help employers and workers meet new CDC guidelines
- SURVEYS—Quest Diagnostics finds workforce marijuana positivity rate still up by double digits
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