Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—U.S.: Courts can’t examine underlying dispute to determine jurisdiction to vacate or confirm arbitral award under FAA
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Employer beware: when Louisiana says 'employee', it means employee
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Utah amends vaccination and testing requirements to include exemption for previous COVID-19 infection
- COVERAGE, LIABILITY—D.D.C.: Organization that trafficked physicians from Cuba not immune under IOIA
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—N.D. Tex.: Accountant fired after quarantining due to workplace COVID exposure advances ADA claim
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—D.N.J.: Mechanic’s discrimination, wage-hour claims advance against franchisor
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—M.D. Pa.: Work atmosphere ‘rife with racial hostility’ cast doubt on Black employee’s firing over alleged performance issues
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—N.D. Ind.: Experienced machinist, denied job interview after employer viewed his Facebook page, advances bias claim
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—S.D. Ind.: Substitute teacher denied long-term job in favor of male applicant advances bias, retaliation claims
- LABOR—ARBITRATION—3d Cir.: Arbitration provisions in CBAs did not survive expiration of agreements
- LABOR—BARGAINING—D.D.C.: RLA requires union to bargain nationally with coalition of railroads over wages, health and benefits, and work rules
- LABOR—UNIONS, UNION MEMBERS—W.D. Tenn.: Employee’s Title VII claims against union local advance based on allegations of centralized control of labor relations
- EEOC NEWS—$18M settlement of Activision Blizzard sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, retaliation suit approved
- OFCCP NEWS—Updated guidance explains agency compliance evaluation policies and expectations for contractors
- STATE REGULATIONS—PENNSYLVANIA—Rules approved for tipped workers and nonexempt employee overtime
- SUPREME COURT NEWS—Justices mull whether PAGA claims can be waived in bilateral arbitration agreements
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