Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—6th Cir.: Claims of Black male compensation analyst, paid less than later-hired White female, revived
- LABOR PULSE—Wait staff and fast-food workers enjoy a window of leverage, but will that window stay open?
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Courts, like employers, call audibles on vaccines
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—EEOC granted exotic injunctive relief in race discrimination lawsuit against Mississippi adult club
- ARBITRATION—2d Cir.: Fox commentator’s action under NY law prohibiting mandatory arbitration clauses raises issue of federal law
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—W.D. Va.: Walmart defeats employee’s claims she suffered pay and promotional discrimination because of her sex
- LABOR—UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES—NLRB: Board reaffirms that writing ‘whore board’ on overtime sign-up sheet is protected conduct in grievance, boycott context
- LABOR—UNIONS, UNION MEMBERS—6th Cir.: Chief steward’s claims that union violated duty of fair representation revived on appeal
- LABOR—UNIONS, UNION MEMBERS—NLRB: Union unlawfully sent evidence-preservation demand letters to employee who filed charges
- RETALIATION—D. Kan.: Employee who protested discriminatory treatment of colleague advances retaliation claim
- RETALIATION—E.D. Tenn.: Suspended teacher states retaliation claim, alleging discipline was caused by comments at public meeting wary of in-person learning
- WORTH NOTING—Race discrimination cases of note
- CONFERENCES—NELI’s ADA Workshop Webinar on September 9-10 and October 6-7 will address COVID-19 issues
- DOJ NEWS—Restaurant owner, managers, others indicted in 18-year racketeering conspiracy hiring undocumented workers
- DOL NEWS—WHD recovers $1.1M in back wages from reported FLSA, DBRA, CWHSSA violations
- INDUSTRY NEWS, TRENDS—Delta Air Lines will slap unvaccinated employees with a $200 monthly insurance surcharge
- OSHA NEWS—Manufacturer faces $168K penalty after employee falls to his death with cabinets on top
- STATE REGULATIONS—ILLINOIS—New COVID-19 vaccination, mask requirements for healthcare workers, Pre-K teachers, higher education personnel
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