Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- RETALIATION—10th Cir.: Fired BNSF track inspector’s $1.75 million award affirmed in rail safety suit
- AGENCY NEWS—D.C. AG sues Washington Commanders, executives, NFL for deceiving fans about toxic workplace
- CLASS ACTIONS—2d Cir.: Cigna retirees’ appeal of post-judgment orders rejected
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—N.D. Ill.: Transgender bus operator plausibly alleged employer, union worked together to fire him
- DOJ NEWS—Three Rikers Island correction officers face criminal charges for paid sick leave fraud
- DOL NEWS—WHD recovers nearly $1M for 200 workers under the FLSA
- EEOC NEWS—Agencies detail federal discrimination protections for service members, veterans
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Planning for 2023: Consider Reviewing Employee Salaries Before the Labor Department Issues a New Overtime Rule
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—The Fifth Circuit May Broaden Its Definition ff What Constitutes an ‘Adverse Employment Action’ for Purposes of a Discrimination Claim. What Will That Mean for Employers?
- LABOR—UNIONS, UNION MEMBER—S.D. Ind.: Union not required to take Nazi Party member’s discharge grievance to arbitration
- REMEDIES—DAMAGES—E.D. Wis.: $419K award in favor of fired Walmart employee with Down Syndrome upheld
- REPORTS—GAO details use of nonstandard work arrangements and related risks
- RETALIATION—8th Cir.: University police officer who did not aid unconscious man fails to resurrect retaliation claim
- RETALIATION—S.D. Miss.: HR specialist at the VA gets trial on claim that boss retaliated against her for filing EEO complaint
- TORT CLAIMS—6th Cir.: Jury verdict finding that Jarrow Formulas misappropriated Caudill Seed’s research and development when it hired away a key employee who took that information with him affirmed
- TRADE SECRETS—S.D.N.Y.: Chinese company’s misappropriation claims against IBM time-barred, inadequately pleaded
- WAGE-HOUR—CLASS ACTIONS—Other litigation developments
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