Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- EMPLOYEE LEAVE—8th Cir.: University employee with MS, fired for performance and attendance issues, can’t revive FMLA, ADA claims
- DISCRIMINATION—SEX—N.D. Tex.: Male art professor, who was falsely accused of sexual harassment, wins trial on gender discrimination, hostile work environment claims
- DOJ NEWS—Four indicted for human trafficking, forced labor scheme, other immigration-related offenses
- EEOC NEWS—Employers settle sex discrimination, retaliation lawsuits for more than $380K
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—New York State explicitly limits bounds of ‘no fault’ or points-based attendance policies
- EXPERT INSIGHTS—Oregon, Colorado declare public health emergencies triggering leave requirements
- FEDERAL REGULATIONS—H-2B nonimmigrant visas increased by 64,716 for entirety of FY 2023
- INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS—6th Cir.: Kentucky executive branch employee fired for defying COVID-19 mask mandate fails to revive due process lawsuit
- LITIGATION NEWS, TRENDS—NYC taxi drivers poised to recover lost earnings for unconstitutional suspension of their licenses
- PRIVACY—7th Cir.: Employee allegedly fired over private Facebook messages cannot revive untimely SCA claims
- REMEDIES, DAMAGES—N.D. Okla.: Industrial equipment supplier obtains TRO in trade secret misappropriation suit against former employee
- SPECIAL REPORT—President Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act
- STATE-LAW CLAIMS—D. Mont.: Vaccine statute preempted, permanently enjoined from enforcement in health care settings
- USERRA, VETERANS—S.D. Fla.: Air Force reservist gets trial on discrimination, retaliation claims against former employer
- WAGE-HOUR—CLASS ACTIONS—N.D. Ohio: Mental health provider denied decertification of employee suit seeking unpaid wages
- WAGE-HOUR—CLASS ACTIONS—Other litigation developments
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