Pucilowski v. Spotify USA, Inc.

  1. November 10, 2022

    2nd Circ. Axes Ex-Spotify Worker's FMLA Reprisal Suit

    The Second Circuit ruled Thursday that a lower court didn't overstep when it said a severance agreement barred a Family and Medical Leave Act suit against Spotify USA, unpersuaded by the ex-worker's argument that she couldn't understand the pact because of a head injury.

  2. November 07, 2022

    Ex-Spotify Worker's FMLA Suit Leaves 2nd Circ. Uncertain

    A Second Circuit panel seemed torn Monday over whether to revive a former Spotify employee's claims that she was fired for taking medical leave, with the judges saying the complaint lacks heft while simultaneously noting that the music streaming giant's defense is "not a sympathetic" one.

  3. November 04, 2022

    NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Spotify Medical Leave Suit

    This week, the Second Circuit is to consider a former Spotify employee's bid to revive her lawsuit claiming the streaming company violated federal law when it fired her after she returned to work following medical leave. Here, Law360 looks at that case and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in the Empire State.

  4. July 18, 2022

    Spotify Tells 2nd Circ. Worker's FMLA Case Was Rightly Nixed

    Music streaming giant Spotify pressed the Second Circuit on Monday not to reinstate a fired researcher's case alleging the company sacked her for taking medical leave, arguing that the worker knowingly waived her claims in a severance pact.

  5. June 14, 2022

    Ex-Spotify Worker Tells 2nd Circ. Severance Pact Was Invalid

    A former Spotify employee told the Second Circuit it should revive her suit alleging she was illegally fired just days after returning from a mental-health-related absence, saying a severance agreement she signed was invalid because of the company's misrepresentations.