Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—NLRB: Acting General Counsel had authority to pursue charges following President’s removal of previous General Counsel
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—California Supreme Court Lowers the Bar for Plaintiffs in Whistleblower Act Claims
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Navigating the Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate and Workplace Safety Protocols
- DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—E.D. Wis.: Litany of derogatory comments about depressed USPS employee support retaliation claim
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—E.D. Mich.: HHS enjoined from enforcing vaccination requirements for Head Start staff in Southeast Michigan
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—N.D. Ohio: No sanctions for employee’s late production of damages-related discovery
- SAFETY—4th Cir: Administrative law judge misapplied burden for proving constructive knowledge of safety violations
- WHISTLEBLOWERS—Cal. Sup. Ct.: Employee whistleblowers seeking to prove retaliation need not rely on McDonnell Douglas because statute guides the way
- DOL NEWS—WHD adding 100 investigators to strengthen enforcement efforts
- DOL NEWS—WHD recovers $3.9M in back wages, damages resulting from reported FLSA violations
- IMMIGRATION NEWS—Initial FY 2023 H-B cap registration period starts March 1
- NLRB NEWS—GC initiative targets injunctive relief for employer threats, coercion during organizing campaigns
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