Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—2d Cir.: Decertification of class action not an abuse of discretion; class counsel didn’t adequately represent class
- ARBITRATION—D. Mass.:Postmates couriers are different from Amazon ‘last-mile’ drivers, ordered to individual arbitration
- DISCRIMINATION—D.D.C.: Black female DHS employee failed to show non-promotion was based on race or sex
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—D. Conn.: Hispanic housing authority employee can’t show discriminatory bias based on English-only policy
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—D. Conn.: Supervisor’s derogatory comments support waste processing employee’s harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge claims
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- RETALIATION—D.N.M.: Public employees sufficiently alleged violation of First Amendment rights by retaliatory actions of managers
- RETALIATION—N.D. Ind.: Paramedic advances retaliation claim after boss allegedly wanted to‘pad’ her disciplinary file
- STATE LAW CLAIMS—S.D.N.Y.: Cable company employees whose SSNs were stolen in data breach have standing to pursue potential class action
- AGENCY NEWS—Amazon.com Services, delivery contractor cited $6.4M for purported wage theft
- DOJ NEWS—Former manager pleads guilty to obstructing OSHA investigation of oilfield worker’s death
- FEDERAL LEGISLATION—PRO Act under consideration in the House to enhance collective bargaining rights
- INDUSTRY NEWS, TRENDS—Tyson offers no-cost onsite COVID-19 vaccination for its workers
- SURVEYS—Research shows pandemic impact on women in the workplace is widening the gender gap
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