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September 13, 2024
Amazon and a worker who said the company violated disability bias law by firing her after a drug test turned up hydrocodone, which she had been prescribed for her back, have struck a deal to end her case, according to an Indiana federal court filing.
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September 13, 2024
A former regional safety manager hit Amazon Inc. with a federal discrimination lawsuit alleging she was undermined, unfairly criticized and ultimately pushed out of the online retailer's workforce after she disclosed that she was married to another woman.
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September 13, 2024
Massachusetts' top court ruled Friday that the state's Paid Family and Medical Leave Act doesn't allow a group of state troopers to accrue certain benefits while on leave.
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September 13, 2024
A children's hospital in Atlanta violated federal disability bias law when it yanked back a job offer from an applicant whose allergy to eggs meant she needed a special flu vaccine, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a new lawsuit.
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September 13, 2024
A bill expected to bring in new rights for workers and unions is the main event in U.K. employment law in what's left of 2024 — but lawyers say that an upcoming law change on sexual harassment and major disputes could also shape employers' practices. Here, Law360 looks at what to keep an eye on for the rest of 2024.
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September 13, 2024
A central Florida federal judge has transferred a retaliation and breach of contract case brought by a former law professor at Florida A&M University College of Law to another Florida federal district court, finding that the dispute's ties to the Tallahassee area overcame arguments for keeping the case in Orlando.
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September 12, 2024
A California judge gave her blessing Thursday to a class action accusing Southwest Airlines Co. of penalizing flight attendants who take family or medical leave, letting the suit move ahead on behalf of thousands of workers.
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September 12, 2024
A former DHL Supply Chain worker's pregnancy led to hostility, not help, from supervisors who refused to accommodate her and made her work in an area called the cage before she eventually quit out of concern for her unborn child, she told a Pennsylvania federal court.
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September 12, 2024
A New Jersey federal judge threw out a lawsuit from a white police officer who said he faced race discrimination when he was passed over for a chief's job in favor of a colleague who is Palestinian and Muslim, saying his allegations weren't adequate to sustain his bias claim.
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September 12, 2024
BNP Paribas attempted to trim a manager's claim at a London employment tribunal on Thursday, arguing that the employee had taken a "kitchen sink approach" by adding excessive legal claims onto some of her allegations.
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September 12, 2024
Slater & Gordon has defeated a cost analyst's appeal against the firm's decision to make him redundant, persuading a London judge on Thursday that a lower tribunal did not botch its investigation into the factors leading to his dismissal.
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September 12, 2024
A plastic packaging company unlawfully fired a worker who took time off to deal with depression, and a healthcare facilities support provider broke the law by terminating a blind worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a pair of new suits.
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September 12, 2024
Harvey Weinstein was charged in a new indictment Thursday as Manhattan prosecutors prepare to retry the disgraced Hollywood mogul after his previous sex-crimes conviction was overturned.
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September 11, 2024
A substantial number of large companies are expecting to increase their litigation spending by double digits next year in the face of more complex and hard-fought cases — and they are more open to bringing in new legal talent to navigate the matters, according to a report released Thursday.
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September 11, 2024
The former director of operations for Frank Pepe's, a Connecticut-based pizza chain, sued the company Tuesday in federal court for allegedly firing him because of his age, race and gender.
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September 11, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that a pest control company in Florida will cough up about $47,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by firing a worker who wanted to attend monthly medical appointments.
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September 11, 2024
The Third Circuit refused Wednesday to revive a disability bias suit from a former Wayfair warehouse worker who said the furniture retailer violated New Jersey law when it fired him, backing a trial court's finding that he couldn't handle the essential functions of his job.
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September 11, 2024
The Second Circuit on Wednesday overturned a decision that allowed a chauffeur working for South Korea's foreign consulate in Manhattan to pursue his wage-and-hour claims against the organization, ruling that the lower court was too quick to decide that the consulate was not immune to the claims under the foreign sovereignty law.
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September 11, 2024
A California federal judge has mostly rejected efforts by Kirkland & Ellis to pare down the discrimination suit of a former intellectual property associate, while also backing a prior order that prevented the firm from subpoenaing her former BigLaw employers for confidential personnel information.
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September 11, 2024
The Tenth Circuit revived religious discrimination claims from a former assistant principal who was fired after voicing concern about a school production of a play about the murder of a gay man, ruling that he provided enough circumstantial evidence to keep those allegations in court.
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September 11, 2024
Boxlight Inc. agreed to change its policies and have a third-party auditor examine its pay practices after a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation found the education technology company willfully underpaid a female manager, the EEOC said.
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September 11, 2024
Phelps Dunbar LLP has hired six lawyers in Raleigh to serve the business and litigation needs of companies in North and South Carolina, adding strength in health care, construction, employment and intellectual property.
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September 11, 2024
A hotel manager was disabled by perimenopause, an employment tribunal has ruled in the latest claim for protection against workplace discrimination for menopausal women.
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September 11, 2024
A multiple sclerosis charity discriminated against a pregnant support officer by failing to run a pregnancy-specific risk assessment for her role, a tribunal has ruled.
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September 11, 2024
A company that operates nursing and rehabilitation facilities failed to act when a nurse was sexually harassed by her supervisor, then told the employee to quit when she needed time off for surgery, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in Illinois federal court.