Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- LABOR—BARGAINING—NLRB: Unilateral elimination of ‘five-shift guarantee’ and layoff of two employees violated employer’s bargaining duty
- DISCHARGE—N.D. Ga.: Payroll specialist, fired after taking COVID-19 leave, fails to advance claim
- DISCRIMINATION—AGE—S.D. Ohio: EEOC advances ADEA claims on behalf of university HR generalist fired at age 52
- DISCRIMINATION—PAY—E.D. Pa.: Openly gay Comcast executive can’t advance ‘gay pay gap,’ hostile environment claims
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—D.D.C.: Bias case against Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority subcontractor headed to trial
- DISCRIMINATION—RELIGION—Wash. App.: Summary judgment on Christian nurse’s claims improper due to factual issues about reasonable accommodation, undue hardship
- DISCRIMINATION—S.D. Fla.: Lack of comparators dooms reporter’s claims that CBS station paid her less than males, younger females
- DOJ NEWS—Total penalties top $1.1M following discriminatory recruiting investigations
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Ninth Circuit Grants Rehearing on California Law Banning Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Texas Court Enjoins Employees from Working for Competitor Despite Lack of Non-Compete Agreement
- HOUSE NEWS—Committee approves bill to prioritize federal worker safety during public health emergencies
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- LITIGATION NEWS, TRENDS—New York State Police facing class allegations of discrimination against nursing mothers
- OFCCP NEWS—Chicago manufacturer will pay $230K to affected applicants to resolve alleged hiring discrimination
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—S.D. Ohio: Sanctions imposed against attorneys in litigation over hospitals’ COVID-19 vaccination policy
- RETALIATION—N.D. Ill.: Patient transporter fired for violating COVID-19 policy, not for filing a workers’ comp claim
- WAGE-HOUR—MINIMUM WAGE—E.D. Mo.: Restaurant prevails against servers who alleged unlawful tip pool arrangement during pandemic
- WHISTLEBLOWERS—La. App.: State secures summary judgment on appeal against putative whistleblower who lacked issues for trial
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