Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—7th Cir.: Removing ‘any doubt’ about its position, the Seventh Circuit applies ministerial exception to HWE claims
- STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES—Top labor and employment developments for June 2021
- ATTORNEYS’ FEES—7th Cir.: Attorney’s fees in successful civil rights suit were properly slashed from $1.7M to $775K
- CONTRACT CLAIMS—N.D. Ohio: Breach of settlement agreement in employee poaching case will cost energy supplier $4.35M
- DISCRIMINATION—AGE—1st Cir.: Restaurant server could not ‘piggyback’ on co-worker’s age discrimination complaint
- LABOR—6th Cir.: Demolition company’s tort claims against union preempted by LMRA Section 301
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- LABOR—ORGANIZING, ELECTIONS—3rd Cir.: System operators for electric company not supervisors, so includable in bargaining unit
- PROCEDURE—D.C. Cir.: Appeal successfully revives sales rep’s FCA claim that IBM fraudulently induced IRS to enter into licensing agreement
- USERRA, VETERANS—8th Cir.: Railroad’s reemployment of veteran in reorg’d safety position didn’t violate USERRA
- WAGE-HOUR—WORKING TIME—8th Cir.: Direct support professionals who cared for clients living with them failed to show unpaid overtime
- AGENCY NEWS—American Airlines subcontractor will return $590K in uniform cleaning deductions to 1,500 workers
- AGENCY NEWS—USCIS updates Form I-9 receipts guidance
- DOJ NEWS—Former UAW Region 5 director earns a year in prison for embezzlement scheme role
- EEOC NEWS—Commission settles age, disability, race discrimination suits for $1.5M, files new disability suit
- FEDERAL REGULATIONS—18-month extension permits eligible Yemenis to apply for TPS, employment authorization documents
- FEDERAL REGULATIONS—Comment period on OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS for healthcare workers extended to August 20
- FEDERAL REGULATIONS—Notices to appear at OSHA’s proposed Hazard Communication Standard hearing now due by July 22
- HOUSE NEWS—House budget draft would give the DOL a $2.2B funding boost
- LITIGATION NEWS, TRENDS—Pilgrim’s Pride would pay $29M, cooperate with plaintiffs to resolve wage suppression conspiracy allegations
- OSHA NEWS—COVID-19 National Emphasis Program, Interim Response Plan updated
- WHITE HOUSE NEWS—President renominating two National Mediation Board Members
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