Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—U.S.: Airline fails in bid to force ramp supervisors who loaded/unloaded cargo into arbitration of FLSA claims
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—California arbitration agreements: greater hurdles to enforceability
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Construction contractors seeking to take advantage of infrastructure bill: Beware of federal compliance obligations
- DISCRIMINATION—D. Conn.: Employee’s discrimination claims can go to trial without direct evidence of discriminatory animus
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—11th Cir.: Veteran partially advances discrimination claim over VA parking spot
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—M.D. Tenn.: Legal assistant denied remote work despite COVID-related anxiety advances ADA, FMLA, FFCRA claims
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—6th Cir.: Applicant alleged ripe claim even though job search was canceled and position never filled
- EMPLOYEE LEAVE—W.D.N.Y.: FMLA claim based on hours that would have been worked but for wrongful termination dismissed; employee did not allege equitable claim elements
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- RETALIATION—W.D. Wis.: Deputy warden unable to advance free speech, due process claims
- WAGE-HOUR—OVERTIME—M.D. Tenn.: Employer denied summary judgment against employee claims for unpaid overtime wages
- DOJ NEWS—County settles for $190K after allegedly terminating employee for reporting sexual harassment
- INDUSTRY NEWS, TRENDS—Amazon facing questions about proposed chat app that purportedly may flag protected concerted activity
- WHITE HOUSE NEWS—President Biden taps Public Justice’s Karla Gilbride to serve as GC to EEOC
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