Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up
- TOP STORY—S.D.N.Y.: Class certification denied in lawsuit asserting FDNY’s employment practices adversely impacted African Americans
- COVERAGE, LIABILITY—D.D.C.: Air traffic controller candidates advance Title VII claims related to FAA’s hiring practices
- DISCRIMINATION—RACE—Cal. App.: Castrol presenter’s offensive comments to African American Jiffy Lube employee could lead to liability
- DISCRIMINATION—W.D. Tex.: Shifting explanations for firing white police officer, but not Hispanic colleague, support race bias claim
- LABOR—NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARY—Weekly summary of NLRB decisions
- PRIVACY—D. Or.: Bookkeeper’s claims against her employer based on its criminal investigation into workplace theft fail
- STATE-LAW CLAIMS—W.D. Wash.: Employee claims against Home Depot for wage deductions and off-the-clock time fail
- TORT CLAIMS—W.D. Wash.: No relief for retired police officer following anonymous allegations of fraud for holding two full-time jobs
- WAGE-HOUR—E.D. La.: Paralegal advances claims for unpaid overtime and vacation leave
- WORTH NOTING—Cases of note dealing with wage and hour issues
- AGENCY NEWS—CDC loosens mask, social distancing guidelines for individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- DOJ NEWS—Contractor pleads guilty to OSHA fall protection violations that caused employee’s death
- EEOC NEWS—Settlements net $1M+ for aggrieved workers for disability, pregnancy, racial discrimination, retaliation; new suits filed
- FEDERAL LEGISLATION—Pregnant Workers Fairness Act clears House with bipartisan vote
- NLRB NEWS—How to track election petitions and results, ULP charges filed
- SURVEYS—More than half of employees globally would quit jobs if not provided post-pandemic flexibility
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