Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—U.S.: States may not invoke sovereign immunity to block suits brought under USERRA
- CONTRACT CLAIMS—7th Cir.: Employer properly denied injunctive relief for breach of restrictive covenants and misappropriation of trade secrets
- DISCRIMINATION—AGE—N.D. Ohio: Employer denied summary judgment over employee’s ADEA and state wrongful termination claims
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—1st Cir.: Whole Foods employees failed to show discipline for wearing BLM masks was race-based
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—N.D. Ill.: Electrician advances hostile work environment, retaliation claims against Chicago Transit Authority
- DISCRIMINATION—SEXUAL HARASSMENT—S.D.N.Y.: Hotel prevails on employee’s sexual harassment claims where it took prompt action against alleged harasser
- DOJ NEWS—Kansas agency allegedly violated USERRA by eliminating servicemember’s position due to deployment
- EBSA NEWS—Addiction recovery medical director garners 8+ years in prison over healthcare fraud scheme
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—California’s new close contact and infectious period definitions have far-reaching pandemic implications for employers
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—U.S. Supreme Court ruling splits a California employment statute, compelling arbitration for certain individual claims of labor law violations
- FEDERAL REGULATIONS—OSHA proposes initial approval of Massachusetts State Plan for state and local government employment
- LABOR—ARBITRATION—1st Cir.: Pension plan required to arbitrate dispute regarding retirement benefits of two employees
- LABOR—ARBITRATION—Racist comments affected employer, justified termination
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- OSHA NEWS—$323K fine imposed for chemical exposure; other penalties proposed for fall hazards
- RETALIATION—11th Cir.: HR manager fired after testifying against previous employer revives Title VII opposition and participation claims on appeal
- STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES—Jackson Lewis Class Action Trends Report tackles significant arbitration developments
- STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES—What employers need to know in the aftermath of the High Court abortion ruling
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