Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—4th Cir.: Hospital fails in challenge to determination that disabled janitors were ‘employees’
- ARBITRATION—S.D. Ohio: Dillard’s sales associate’s claims stayed pending mandatory arbitration after court rejects language-based unconscionability argument
- DISCRIMINATION—AGE—N.D. Ill.: Even if 41- and 47-year-old choristers’ demotions were due to seniority, no violation of ADEA
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE–D. Md.: Black female Program Analyst at DOD plausibly alleges disparate treatment and retaliation under Title VII
- DISCRIMINATION—SEXUAL HARASSMENT—M.D. Pa.: Female employees advance most claims against elected official accused of ‘blatantly abhorrent’ misconduct
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—D. Kan.: McDonald’s worker’s sexual harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation suit advances
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—2 key employer takeaways from professional sport’s continued adoption of crypto and blockchain technology
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—DOJ issues guidance on website accessibility
- NLRB NEWS—Regional Director petitions for immediate reinstatement of Memphis Starbucks employees who were part of union campaign
- OSHA NEWS—$370K fine after hazardous energy death; fall, explosion hazards prompt other penalties
- PROCEDURE—N.D. Tex.: Government fails in bid to dismiss Navy Seals’ lawsuit challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—S.D. Fla.: Fact issues as to whether injunction warranted against former manager in possession of company materials
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—S.D. Miss.: Jury to decide amount of damages medical center suffered from former employees’ misappropriation
- STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE—Law firm financial pros explore targets and priorities on the road to increased profitability at industry summit
- WAGE-HOUR—OVERTIME—W.D. Ark.: Utility company superintendent unable to produce sufficient proof of unpaid overtime hours
- WAGE-HOUR—S.D. Cal.: Employer need not pay waiting time penalties where good-faith dispute existed as to whether employees were terminated upon merger
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