Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—8th Cir.: No clear showing that Iowa Board of Regents waived sovereign immunity from FLSA overtime suit
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Avoiding ‘Single Event’ Hostile Work Environment Claims
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Eleventh Circuit Holds Mandatory Service Charges Are Not 'Tips' and May Be Used to Satisfy FLSA Wage Requirements
- DISCRIMINATION—Cal. Super.: California court strikes down quota for racial, ethnic, and LGBT board representation
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—E.D. Ark.: Support dog is not a benefit or privilege requiring accommodation where not permitted to non-disabled employees
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—N.D. Ill.: HR director with post-concussion syndrome may have been fired for FMLA leave but ADA claim fails
- DISCRIMINATION—PREGNANCY—N.D. Ill.: Fired production manager who missed company outing due to morning sickness advances PDA claims
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—S.D. Tex.: Record didn’t support officer’s claim he was denied a promotion and fired because he was gay
- EMPLOYEE LEAVE—3d Cir: Abuse of FMLA is a legitimate reason for an office worker’s termination
- EVIDENCE, DISCOVERY—W.D. Va.: Employer must produce outside counsel’s files related to investigation of sexual harassment claims
- LABOR—1st Cir.: Antitrust case against group of striking jockeys was dismissed
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—Mass. Sup. Ct.: Discharged employee entitled to treble vacation pay following three-week delay in payment
- RETALIATION—D.S.C.: Reversing course, court sends Chick-Fil-A franchise employee’s lawsuit to a jury
- DOJ NEWS—Pennsylvania county commissioner allegedly sexually harassed female employees, county purportedly retaliated against complainants
- FEDERAL REGULATIONS—OSHA to hold stakeholder meeting in May to discuss heat-related hazards
- FEDERAL REGULATIONS—OSHA to hold whistleblower stakeholder meeting on May 18
- LABOR NEWS—Union lost the vote at Amazon’s Bessemer warehouse, but it’s not over until it’s over
- WHITE HOUSE NEWS—President names diversity, equity, inclusion expert Kalpana Kotagal to serve as EEOC Commissioner
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