Selina Keene, et al v. City and County of San Francisco, et al
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May 15, 2023
9th Circ. Revives San Francisco Workers' Vax Mandate Fight
A Ninth Circuit panel directed a trial court Monday to reconsider refusing an injunction to two former public employees in San Francisco who said they were ousted for seeking religious exemptions to the city and county's COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
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April 18, 2023
9th Circ. Judge Doubts 'Clearly Wrong' COVID Mandate Ruling
A Ninth Circuit judge on Tuesday appeared open to greenlighting a preliminary injunction sought by ex-city and county of San Francisco workers who claim the city failed to accommodate their religious belief that COVID-19 vaccines are derived from "murdered children," saying the trial judge's reasoning denying the injunction was "clearly wrong."
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April 14, 2023
Calif. Forecast: American Airlines Age Bias Args At 9th Circ.
In the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for oral arguments in a conditionally certified collective action by American Airlines flight attendants alleging a pandemic-era early retirement program was discriminatory. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
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March 31, 2023
Discrimination Attys Should Watch These Arguments In April
In April, the First Circuit will weigh a former Delta flight attendant's harassment and discrimination lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault by a pilot, the D.C. Circuit has been asked to overrule decades-old precedent governing filing deadlines, and the Ninth Circuit will evaluate two public employees' challenge to San Francisco's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Here, Law360 previews three arguments that employment discrimination lawyers should have on their radar this month.