Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—4th Cir.: No revival of drama teacher’s claims that lack of support and pay were race-based
- AGENCY NEWS—Consumer groups urge FTC to investigate Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
- ATTORNEYS’ FEES—8th Cir.: Law firm’s fee request in FLSA case reduced because of abusive billing practices
- CONTRACT CLAIMS—N.D. Ind.: No TRO for company claiming former sales manager breached noncompete, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality agreements
- DISCRIMINATION—RELIGIOUS—D. Md.: Title VII suit of employee who did not celebrate office birthdays may proceed
- DISCRIMINATION—SEXUAL HARASSMENT—S.D. Miss.: Lack of qualifications and nondecision-making harasser doom applicant’s quid pro quo, bias claims
- EEOC NEWS—Race and disability discrimination suits settled for $200K
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—4 employer takeaways – and predictions – from Biden’s State of the Union address
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Explosive punitive damages in California employment cases and why they matter
- FEDERAL LEGISLATION—Senate passes resolution to negate CMS vaccination rule
- OSHA NEWS—Aviation provider ordered to pay $958K to whistleblower who reported safety violations
- PENSION AND BENEFIT PLANS—D.D.C.: Employer’s payment of recalculated withdrawal liability didn’t ‘moot’ dispute with union pension fund
- TRADE SECRETS—N.D. Ind.: Indiana UTSA preemption provision should be construed broadly
- WHISTLEBLOWERS—D. Nev.: Bank’s claims against whistleblower who alleged bank fraudulently induced SBA loans fail
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