Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—11th Cir.: Under ERISA, attorney’s fees cannot be imposed on opposing counsel
- STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES—Top labor and employment developments for March 2021
- CLASS ACTIONS—W.D.N.C.: Laid-off salesperson granted class certification of WARN Act claims
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—N.D. Ala.: Royal Cup defeats claims of race discrimination
- EMPLOYEE STATUS—Cal. App.: Trial court should have applied Dynamex to determine whether truck drivers were actually employees
- PROCEDURE—1st Cir.: Court upholds $20K sanction against attorney for frivolous claim
- RETALIATION—11th Cir.: Wildwood Florida Police Department prevails as court upholds dismissal of First Amendment retaliation suit
- RETALIATION—W.D. Wis.: Supervisor failed to show that termination was retaliation for reporting sexual harassment claims of coworkers
- STATE-LAW CLAIMS—S.D.N.Y.: Former L’Oreal employee’s breach of separation agreement claim advances but state wage law claim fails
- TRADE SECRETS—N.D. Cal.: Claims against employer of defendants in earlier trade secret litigation not barred by res judicata
- BENEFITS NEWS—Lawmakers urge Special Enrollment Period to resolve affordable coverage gap after COBRA subsidies expire
- DOL NEWS—Persuader Reporting Orientation Program reinstated
- FEDERAL LEGISLATION—Bipartisan bill would phase out subminimum wage for workers with disabilities, provide resources
- OSHA NEWS—Auto body manufacturer facing $393K in penalties for fall, noise, other hazards
- STATE LEGISLATION—NEW MEXICO—Governor signs bills banning discrimination based on hair or cultural headdress
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