Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—8th Cir.: Although non-signatories to agreement, company officers can compel arbitration of exec’s tort claims against them
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—California mandates COVID-19 vaccines for health care workers
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Delta Variant, New CDC Masking Guidance And Your Return To Work Plans: 6 Considerations For Employers
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—EEOC files amicus brief in support of the U.S. women's national soccer team
- CLASS ACTIONS—S.D.N.Y.: Former GE employee states viable class claims against GE, Canon stemming from data breach
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—S.D. Ohio: African American police lieutenant’s transfer to property room duties suffices to establish adverse employment action
- EMPLOYEE LEAVE—6th Cir.: Nationwide associate director, told of demotion while on FMLA leave, can’t revive claims
- EMPLOYEE LEAVE—D.N.J.: Corrections officer failed to show that disciplinary action for exceeding approved leave was prohibited under FMLA
- LABOR—ARBITRATION—Nurse’s dress code violations, triggered by fears of COVID transmission, justified suspension but not termination
- TORT CLAIMS—S.D.N.Y.: Suit over employee’s alleged trade secret misappropriation proceeds
- TORT CLAIMS—W.D. Wash.: Industrial contractor’s trade secrets claim against competitor who hired away former employee is dismissed
- WAGE-HOUR—C.D. Cal.: Challenges to COVID-related premium pay for grocery workers ordinance dismissed
- WAGE-HOUR—CLASS ACTIONS—D.N.J.: Employer must comply with class certification that includes drivers who signed agreements containing New Jersey and Texas choice of law
- BENEFITS NEWS—New employer drug cost reporting mandate will pose significant challenges, industry groups say
- DOL NEWS—WHD’s FLSA crackdown returns $850K in backpay to 400 essential workers
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