Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—U.S.: FAA preempts Iskanian’s rule that PAGA actions cannot be divided into individual and non-individual claims for arbitration
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding How Employer Software and Artificial Intelligence May Discriminate Against Individuals with Disabilities
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—What Employers Need to Know About the Impact of Florida’s Individual Freedom Act on Diversity Training
- COVERAGE, LIABILITY—Mass. Sup.Ct.: Constitutional initiative making rideshare drivers independent contractors may not be included on 2022 statewide ballot
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—E.D. Pa.: Claim for discrimination against carpal tunnel-suffering ex-employee to go to the jury
- DISCRIMINATION—PAY—W.D. Tex.: Law professor’s claim she was paid less than male professor for equal work advances to trial
- EMPLOYEE STATUS—E.D. La.: Home health care workers misclassified as independent contractors, rather than employees
- LABOR—ARBITRATION—Indefinite suspension of handicapped employee for profane criticism of supervisor in presence of customers upheld
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES—M.D.N.C.: State health plan that excludes coverage for transgender treatment is unconstitutional
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—W.D. Tenn.: Tyson Food employees’ challenge to company’s COVID-19 mandate fails in large part
- RETALIATION—E.D. Mich.: False criminal complaint might be enough ‘materially adverse action’ to support employee’s retaliation claim
- DOL News—Former union president will serve 240 days’ home confinement for embezzlement, pay $219K restitution
- DOL NEWS—WHD restores nearly $708K to 287 workers after discovering employers’ FLSA violations
- IMMIGRATION NEWS—New ‘Fair Recruitment Guidance’ aims to prevent abuse of prospective migrant workers
- LABOR NEWS—Despite low membership, union activity at historic levels in 2021
- SENATE NEWS—HELP Committee advances bipartisan RISE & SHINE Act
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