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August 30, 2024
Employment Authority: Teamsters Targets Key Amazon Hub
Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on an ambitious union drive at an Amazon air facility in Kentucky that could change labor's lack of success with the online retail behemoth, how a post-Chevron landscape led to the death of a U.S. Department of Labor tip rule, and mistakes that employers should avoid when placing workers on performance improvement plans.
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August 30, 2024
Coach USA Accused Of Mass Layoff Without Timely Notice
Bus company Coach USA, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June, failed to give drivers a timely notice of mass layoffs as required by state and federal law, according to a proposed class action filed in New Jersey federal court.
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August 30, 2024
Republic Bank Tells IP Lawsuit Judge It's Bankrupt
An embattled Pennsylvania-based bank has sought bankruptcy protection following its high-profile seizure by federal authorities as it grappled with $1.3 billion in debt, according to its latest filing in a trade secrets misappropriation suit.
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August 30, 2024
UPS Gets NLRB Info Request Redo From 11th Circ.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed on Friday part of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that UPS illegally refused to provide information to the Teamsters, directing the board to analyze the company's argument that the parties' contract precluded the union's request for workers' phone numbers.
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August 30, 2024
WWE Accuser's Discovery Bid Must Fail, Conn. Doctor Says
The woman accusing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and two former executives of sexual abuse and trafficking in Connecticut federal court should lose her separate but related bid for discovery against a celebrity doctor who treated her, the doctor has argued in a motion to dismiss the state court action.
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August 30, 2024
Del. Judge Finds Exception To Absolute Litigation Shield
An "absolute litigation privilege" barring lawsuits targeting defamation related to court action in Delaware doesn't block involuntary LLC share repurchase demands triggered by a terminated subsidiary officer's alleged defamatory statements, a Delaware judge has ruled.
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August 30, 2024
Ex-NC Sheriff's Deputies Win $1M In Retaliation Case Trial
A North Carolina federal jury has awarded two former Wake County deputies $1 million, finding former Sheriff Gerald Baker fired them for speaking up about homophobic and racially charged language in a training session.
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August 30, 2024
3 Atty Takeaways On What's Ahead As ERISA Turns 50
As the Employee Retirement Income Security Act turns 50 years old this Labor Day, attorneys reflecting on five decades of development of the federal employee benefits law see a complex path ahead for both litigation and policy. Here are three key takeaways from top attorneys on what’s next for ERISA on its golden anniversary.
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August 30, 2024
Ex-Employee Sues Ga. Chiropractic Co. Over OT Pay, Firing
A former Dominguez Chiropractic employee hit the Atlanta-area chain with a Fair Labor Standards Act complaint Friday, alleging that it knowingly failed to pay her for overtime and unlawfully retaliated when she complained.
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August 30, 2024
COVID Excused Facility From Some Bargaining, 6th Circ. Says
A Michigan nursing home that became critically understaffed when COVID-19 hit could offer temporary hazard pay and hire nonunion temporary workers without bargaining with its workers' union because of the emergency circumstances, but it needed to bargain over the effects of hiring the temps, the Sixth Circuit held.
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August 30, 2024
EEOC 'Exaggerates' Harassment Claims, Auto Parts Co. Says
An auto parts company urged a North Carolina federal judge to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit for good, arguing that the agency "exaggerates the evidence" in an effort to prove that a former employee was sexually harassed out of her job.
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August 30, 2024
Off The Bench: NFL Lets PE In, Ex-NBA Pro Denies Agent Deal
In this week’s Off The Bench, the NFL shakes up its ownership rules and joins the rest of the pro sports world, while a former NBA player says his agency is trying to cling to him after he moved on. In case you were sidelined this week, Law360 is here to catch you up on the sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.
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August 30, 2024
7th Circ. Will Look At 2-Step Cert. In Eli Lilly Age Bias Suit
The Seventh Circuit said it would take up a midsuit appeal from Eli Lilly challenging a lower court's ruling granting collective certification to a sales representative in her age discrimination lawsuit, backpedaling from an order in July that declined to take up the dispute because of its incomplete record.
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August 30, 2024
Georgia Judge Won't Undo Block Of H-2A Farmworker Rule
A Georgia federal judge denied the U.S. Department of Labor's request to reconsider a preliminary injunction blocking a new rule aimed at improving pay and conditions for foreign farmworkers, ruling that its arguments to have the order more narrowly tailored were "far too little too late."
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August 30, 2024
Staples Latest To Face Suit Over Job-Seeker Polygraph Notice
A Massachusetts man applying for jobs with Staples Inc. filed a proposed class action alleging the company violated a state law that requires companies to notify candidates that the use of lie detectors is banned for hiring decisions, the latest such case targeting a major Bay State employer.
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August 30, 2024
Inaccurate TransUnion Report Ended Job Chances, Suit Says
A TransUnion unit that sells background checks was hit with a federal lawsuit in Texas accusing it of wrecking an applicant's employment prospects at Chick-fil-A by incorrectly reporting he had misdemeanor convictions for cannabis possession.
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August 29, 2024
DOL, Miss. Fishery Reach Deal To End Suit Over Wage Probe
The U.S. Department of Labor and a Mississippi fishery asked a federal judge on Thursday to sign off on a settlement in a suit accusing the fishery of interfering with a DOL wage investigation by threatening to physically harm workers and have them deported if they cooperated, referring to the claims in the deal as a "misunderstanding."
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August 29, 2024
Pa. Justices To Examine Axing Of 'Red Book' Drug Pricing
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has agreed to review a decision tossing the "Red Book" pricing values used by the state's Bureau of Workers' Compensation to calculate reimbursement for prescription drug costs.
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August 29, 2024
Airline Ducks Liquidated Damages In Military Leave Suit
A class of pilots accusing American Airlines of violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 by denying pay for time spent on military leave can't seek liquidated damages, given a lack of evidence that the airline knew it was breaking the law, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday.
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August 29, 2024
Sutter Health Kickback Fight Likely Headed To Nov. Trial
A California federal judge indicated Wednesday she's likely to send at least some claims in a whistleblower's kickback suit against Sutter Health and a surgical-practice group to a November trial, saying during a hearing there are disputes over the credibility of certain evidence and that's "the providence of the jury."
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August 29, 2024
Philly Legal Org. Must Face Atty's EEOC Bias Suit At Trial
A Pennsylvania federal judge declined Thursday to side with either party on the core claims in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging a Philadelphia legal services organization fired an attorney who asked for more medical leave, ruling that the case is best fit for trial.
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August 29, 2024
Don't 'Handcuff' NLRB By Halting ULP Case, Agency Says
A Michigan federal court should not "handcuff" the National Labor Relations Board by greenlighting an injunction to stop unfair labor practice proceedings against an auto parts maker, the board contended, fighting back against claims that there are constitutional concerns with the agency.
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August 29, 2024
Wash. AG Hit Again With Atty's Bias Firing Suit
A Washington attorney who says he was wrongfully fired from his job with the state's Office of the Attorney General after he was diagnosed with trauma linked to being a closeted gay Mormon youth has filed a new lawsuit after a similar case was tossed by a federal judge last fall.
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August 29, 2024
Cheerleader Drops Exploitation Suit Against Northwestern
A former Northwestern University cheerleader has dropped her Illinois federal lawsuit that accused the school of sexually exploiting her and fellow squad members in order to bring in big dollars from donors.
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August 29, 2024
NLRB Rejects Amazon Challenges To Staten Island Union Win
The National Labor Relations Board rejected Amazon's challenge to the results of a union's election victory at a Staten Island, New York, warehouse, saying Thursday the company did not present strong enough evidence that the union's conduct interfered with workers' choice in the election.
Expert Analysis
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Rebuttal
Time For Congress To Let Qualified Older Pilots Keep Flying
While a previous Law360 guest article affirmed the current law requiring airline pilots to retire at age 65, the facts suggest that the pilots, their unions, the airlines and the flying public will all benefit if Congress allows experienced, medically qualified aviators to stay in the cockpit, say Allen Baker and Bo Ellis at Let Experienced Pilots Fly.
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What's Notable In JAMS' New Mass Arbitration Rules
The Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services’ recently released guidelines, coming on the heels of similar American Arbitration Association amendments, suggests that mass arbitrations will remain an efficient means for consumers to vindicate their rights against companies, say Jonathan Waisnor and Brandon Heitmann at Labaton Keller.
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Fostering Employee Retention Amid Shaky DEI Landscape
Ongoing challenges to the legality of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs are complicating efforts to use DEI as an employee retention tool, but with the right strategic approach employers can continue to recruit and retain diverse talent — even after the FTC’s ban on noncompetes, says Ally Coll at the Purple Method.
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Justices Clarify FAA But Leave Behind Important Questions
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month in Bissonnette v. LePage firmly shuts the door on any argument that the Federal Arbitration Act's Section 1 exemption is limited to transportation workers whose employers transport goods on behalf of others, but two major issues remain unresolved, say Joshua Wesneski and Crystal Weeks at Weil.
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Series
Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Years of participation in swimming events, especially in the open water, have proven to be ideal preparation for appellate arguments in court — just as you must put your trust in the ocean when competing in a swim event, you must do the same with the judicial process, says John Kulewicz at Vorys.
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What 100 Federal Cases Suggest About Changes To Chevron
With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn or narrow its 40-year-old doctrine of Chevron deference, a review of 100 recent federal district court decisions confirm that changes to the Chevron framework will have broad ramifications — but the magnitude of the impact will depend on the details of the high court's ruling, say Kali Schellenberg and Jon Cochran at LeVan Stapleton.
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FTC Noncompete Rule May Still Face Historical Hurdles
The Federal Trade Commission's final rule banning noncompetes might face challenges that could have been avoided with more cautious consideration of the commission's long history of failed lawsuits that went beyond the agency's statutory authority, as well as the mountain of judicial precedent justifying noncompete agreements in employment contracts, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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Justices' Title VII Ruling Requires Greater Employer Vigilance
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Muldrow v. St. Louis ruling expands the types of employment decisions that can be challenged under Title VII, so employers will need to carefully review decisions that affect a term, condition or privilege of employment, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Game-Changing Decisions Call For New Rules At The NCAA
From a newly formed college players union to coaches transferring at the drop of a hat, the National College Athletic Association needs an overhaul, including federal supervision, says Frank Darras at DarrasLaw.
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What Makes Unionization In Financial Services Unique
Only around 1% of financial services employees are part of a union, but that number is on the rise, presenting both unique opportunities and challenges for the employers and employees that make up a sector typically devoid of union activity, say Amanda Fugazy and Steven Nevolis at Ellenoff Grossman.
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A Guide To Using The DTSA For Misappropriation Recourse
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Nicholas Armington at Mintz explains the ins and outs of drafting a misappropriation complaint under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, and how and why companies should think strategically about federal and state law when filing a claim.
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6th Circ. Bias Ruling Shows Job Evaluations Are Key Defense
In Wehrly v. Allstate, the Sixth Circuit recently declined to revive a terminated employee’s federal and state religious discrimination and retaliation claims, illustrating that an employer’s strongest defense in such cases is a documented employment evaluation history that justifies an adverse action, says Michael Luchsinger at Segal Mccambridge.
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How Cos. Can Protect IP In Light Of FTC Noncompete Rule
While several groups are challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s recently approved rule banning noncompetition agreements, employers should begin planning other ways to protect their valuable trade secrets, confidential information and other intellectual property, says Thomas Duston at Marshall Gerstein.
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Navigating Harassment Complaints From Trans Employees
The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in Copeland v. Georgia Department of Corrections, concerning the harassment of a transgender employee, should serve as a cautionary tale for employers, but there are steps that companies can take to create a more inclusive workplace and mitigate the risks of claims from transgender and nonbinary employees, say Patricia Konopka and Ann Thomas at Stinson.
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Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert
As the old marketing adage goes, consistency is key, but law firm style guides need consistency that contemplates variety when it comes to client alert formats, allowing attorneys to tailor alerts to best fit the audience and subject matter, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.