Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- LABOR—UNIONS, UNION MEMBERS—7th Cir.: Dues arrangement did not violate speech rights of teacher who voluntarily joined union
- ARBITRATION—W.D. Ark.: OK Foods will not have to face worker’s class action stemming from data breach
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—Senator’s advisor allegedly denied ‘mental health day’ for ADHD, fired after lengthy administrative leave, advances myriad of claims
- DISCRIMINATION—RELIGIOUS—D. N.J.: Muslim employee, denied random drug test accommodation while ‘fasting,’ advances religious bias claim
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—S.D.N.Y.: Fourth grade teacher’s perceived-as sexual orientation suit revived by amended complaint
- EEOC NEWS—Commission seeks public comments on Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2023—2027
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Drugs & Discrimination, Part II: New questions about civil rights protections as cannabis use is increasingly legalized
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Why are there so many ADA lawsuits? The need for legal reform
- LABOR NEWS—Thousands of New York nurses on strike following unsuccessful negotiations
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- LITIGATION NEWS, TRENDS—McDonald’s franchise to fork out almost $2M in settlement of sexual harassment suit
- RETALIATION—D. Conn.: Lowe’s associate denied rehire by manager critical of her sexual harassment complaint advances reprisal claim
- WAGE-HOUR—D. Neb.: Fired neonatal nurse did not show that hospital violated FLSA, Nebraska law
- WHISTLEBLOWERS—5th Cir.: Question whether ‘refusal’ to engage in illegal activity is ‘protected activity’ under LEWS certified to Louisiana Supreme Court
- WHISTLEBLOWERS—N.D. Tex.: Lack of specificity dooms whistleblower’s amended Sarbanes-Oxley complaint
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