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August 13, 2024
The Washington State Court of Appeals has said a state law barring injured workers from posting videos of their state workers' compensation medical exams on social media is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights.
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August 13, 2024
Tesla’s failed attempt to use California’s anti-SLAPP law to escape personnel record claims shows the statute can be an unreliable defense strategy in wage and hour litigation, attorneys said. Here, Law360 explores such anti-SLAPP motions.
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August 13, 2024
Racial equity and civil rights assessments are crucial tools for companies to check if they’re on track with their diversity, equity and inclusion goals that can yield valuable insights when key rules are followed, experts said. Here are four tips for getting the most out of a racial equity audit.
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August 13, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Michigan federal court Tuesday to enforce a settlement with a Florida-based produce supplier that is now insisting on changing the deal over sexual harassment claims after the parties had already agreed on the terms.
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August 13, 2024
The NFL's Atlanta Falcons have asked a Georgia federal judge to throw out claims by its former head physician against it as part of a broader civil rights lawsuit against Emory Healthcare, calling the doctor's complaint "unintelligible" and a "quintessential shotgun pleading."
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August 13, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will pay $45 million to wrap up a class action brought on behalf of 1,000 workers who said the agency forced them onto light duty because they became pregnant, the workers' attorneys said Tuesday.
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August 13, 2024
Four waste removal companies in Georgia are working to finalize a consent decree to end a suit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming they subjected female truck driver applicants to sexist interview questions before filling roles with less qualified men, court records show.
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August 13, 2024
Former Virginia labor department head Courtney M. Malveaux has joined McGuireWoods LLP, the firm announced Tuesday, with the seasoned U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration expert saying he hopes to draw on his experience to help employers going through crisis and incident responses.
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August 13, 2024
An Alabama federal judge won't disqualify Maynard Nexsen PC from representing a former Parsons Corp. engineer in his discrimination suit against the company for allegedly representing both parties at the same time, saying Parsons' disqualification motion was "unmeritorious."
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August 13, 2024
A former Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP associate's claim that the firm's Philadelphia office terminated him after he asked for accommodations for his hearing impairment is contradicted by a separate lawsuit in which he blames a legal recruiter for costing him his job, according to a recent filing by the firm.
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August 13, 2024
The Fifth Circuit breathed new life into a former Union Pacific train conductor's lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully fired after failing the company's updated color vision test, ruling his one-time inclusion in a defunct class action had extended the deadline for asserting his claims.
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August 13, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told the Tenth Circuit that a district court was too quick to toss a former Walmart worker's suit claiming he was demoted and fired for being gay, arguing the lower court applied incorrect legal standards to his case.
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August 13, 2024
A former State Street employee filed a lawsuit claiming the Boston-based megabank illegally fired her for taking medical leave for 9/11-related cancer treatments and for internally reporting more than a million dollars in alleged fraudulent bills sent to customers.
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August 12, 2024
A celebrity doctor with alleged ties to World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and ex-CEO Vince McMahon should be sanctioned for filing a "vexatious" presuit discovery request in an effort to intimidate the woman who claimed the company and former executives sexually abused and trafficked her, she argued in a Monday motion.
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August 12, 2024
An Illinois federal judge on Monday partially dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Black recruiter claiming Morgan Stanley's "entrenched race discrimination" caused him to get lower commissions on minority workers hired at lower wages, but allowed him to amend his complaint to include more detailed allegations.
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August 12, 2024
A Sixth Circuit panel split over a challenge to a school district's policy banning students from misgendering each other, the Labor Department issued guidance outlining the process for federal contractors to expedite the resolution of bias claims and New Hampshire joined the list of states that ban hair-based discrimination. Here, Law360 catches you up on three developments that flew under the radar.
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August 12, 2024
The Ninth Circuit on Monday said a Christian nonprofit that wants to hire only other Christians can sue to block Washington state from enforcing its antidiscrimination law, echoing an earlier panel that found a Christian university with anti-LGBTQ+ hiring practices could contest the law.
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August 12, 2024
A WNBA player and Olympic medalist was traded to a less prestigious team after announcing she was pregnant and punished after she complained to the league about how she was being treated, according to a Monday complaint in Nevada federal court.
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August 12, 2024
A director of electrical wiring and cable giant Southwire Co. has alleged in a North Carolina federal court complaint that the company added non-essential functions to his job description while he was on medical leave that have prevented him from performing his workplace duties.
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August 12, 2024
A staffing company said Monday it will pay the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission $35,000 to close a Texas federal court suit alleging it failed to accommodate a job applicant's kidney disease by neglecting to find an alternative drug-testing method beyond a urine sample.
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August 12, 2024
Illinois employers will soon have to tell workers and applicants when they're using artificial intelligence in employment decisions and be barred from using technology that has a discriminatory impact under legislation signed by Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker.
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August 12, 2024
The Second Circuit said Monday that because a financial services worker said she continued to experience harassment after a law went into effect curbing mandatory arbitration for workplace sex misconduct disputes, her case can't be kicked out of court.
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August 12, 2024
The Tenth Circuit declined Monday to grant a new trial for a former United Parcel Service driver who sued for disability discrimination after a bout with heat exhaustion, finding he hadn't properly raised his arguments that the trial proceedings were unfair.
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August 12, 2024
Labor and employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has expanded its offerings in Utah with the addition of a former leader of Polsinelli PC's employment class and collective actions practice group.
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August 12, 2024
A High Point, North Carolina, firefighter who leads his department's union said he's faced serious retaliation from higher-ups for standing up for workers' rights and is now at risk of losing his job for his advocacy work, according to a new lawsuit in North Carolina federal court.