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Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
    • TOP STORY—S.D. Cal.: Final approval granted to $1.475 million settlement of wage claims against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
    • DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—E.D. Pa.: Injured firefighter who disclosed back injury info can’t advance unlawful medical inquiry claim
    • DISCRIMINATION—S.D. Ohio: Black employee may proceed with race, pregnancy discrimination, and FMLA retaliation claims against Honeywell
    • EMPLOYEE LEAVE—S.D. Ala.: Parts buyer was fired because of client’s complaints, not because she took FMLA leave
    • EVIDENCE, DISCOVERY—D. Md.: Social media posts discoverable in employees’ suit seeking ‘garden variety’ compensatory damages
    • LABOR—ARBITRATION—COVID-19 essential workers entitled to extra vacation day per shift during city closure
    • PROCEDURE—5th Cir.: Lower court abused its discretion in allowing employer to answer counterclaim almost 22 months late
    • RETALIATION—D. Vt.: No trial for meat manufacturing plant manager fired for behavioral issues
    • WAGE-HOUR—CLASS ACTIONS—N.D. Cal.: UPS’s wage statements provided sufficient information to comply with California’s Labor Code
    • AGENCY NEWS—NHTSA posts new whistleblower program webpage enhancing transparency
    • AGENCY NEWS—Roofing company fined $1.2M for repeatedly putting workers at risk
    • EEOC NEWS—Commission provides new resources on LBGTQ+ rights
    • EXPERT INSIGHTS—Chicago introduces wage theft and paid secure leave ordinances
    • FEDERAL LEGISLATION—New retirement bill would permit penalty-free ‘emergency distribution’
    • LITIGATION NEWS, TRENDS—Texas law criminalizing sexually oriented businesses employing 18-20-year-olds is challenged
    • OSHA NEWS—Owner and four Rhode Island medical facilities facing $136K fine for willful coronavirus exposure
    • STATE LEGISLATION—CONNECTICUT—Additional workplace protections for nursing mothers signed into law
    • WHITE HOUSE NEWS—President Biden names Javier Ramirez to direct FMCS
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