Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—Mo. Sup. Ct.: Legislation giving favored treatment to ‘public-safety labor organizations’ declared unconstitutional
- STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES—Driving law firm profitability and client satisfaction in a changed landscape
- ARBITRATION—Tex. Sup. Ct.: Staffing company can enforce electronically signed arbitration agreements
- CLASS ACTIONS—E.D.N.Y.: Trafficked Filipino nurses awarded $1.56 million in compensatory damages, plus interest
- DISCRIMINATION—RELIGIOUS—D. Md.: ‘Born-again’ Christian disciplined after refusing to complete EEO training advances Title VII claim
- EMPLOYEE LEAVE—D.N.J.: ‘Abusive and dishonest actions’ doomed office employee’s FMLA claims
- LABOR—ARBITRATION—Race discrimination charge requires significant hostile behavior
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- TORT CLAIMS—N.D. Ill.: Hispanic sales manager’s allegations of racial harassment, abuse of power keep IIED claim afloat
- DOJ NEWS—Ashley Home Store to pay National Guardsman $6K to resolve alleged USERRA violation
- DOL NEWS—Community health center facing suit after allegedly firing employee who raised COVID-19 concerns
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—A time for kindness: Supporting employee mental health in the era of COVID-19
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—OSHA shifts position on recordability of adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccines
- IMMIGRATION NEWS—Form I-9 physical inspection flexibilities again extended, until August 31, 2021
- INDUSTRY NEWS, TRENDS—Amazon warehouse serious injury rate nearly 80 percent higher than for other warehouse employers
- STATE REGULATIONS—WASHINGTON—Emergency agricultural housing rules updated to reflect new mask, physical distance guidance
- WHITE HOUSE NEWS—President Biden nominates union-side labor attorney for Labor Board
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