Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- PENSION AND BENEFIT PLANS—D.C. Cir.: Hand-signed version of CBA including only acknowledgement of 401(k) benefit was binding
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—D. Haw.: Obese customer service rep unable to return after extended leave advances ADA claims
- DOL NEWS—$292K in back wages, damages paid to 389 workers for reported FLSA, SCA violations
- DOL NEWS—Lawsuit alleges employer retaliated against employees for participation in WHD investigation
- DOL NEWS—Texas employer pays $36k after teen injured in hazardous occupation, wages shortchanged
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Legislation seeking to ban non-competes reintroduced in Congress
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Third Circuit clarifies availability of emergency relief under OSHA
- IMMIGRATION NEWS—USCIS has updated Child Status Protection Act age calculation for dependent visas, other situations
- INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS—1st Cir.: Union’s status as exclusive representative for collective bargaining did not infringe professor’s First Amendment rights
- LABOR—ARBITRATION—Employer should have accommodated forest management employee’s lack of driver’s license
- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES—Fed. Cir.: Federal prison employees not entitled to hazard pay based on COVID risks
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—W.D. Tex.: Employer’s sexual harassment post-trial motions end with substantial reduction of $500K jury award
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