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3rd Circuit Reinstates Companies' Founder's Discrimination, Contract Claims
PHILADELPHIA - The founder of two medical device parts companies may proceed with her discrimination and breach of contract claims in which she claims that the buyer of her companies wrongfully...
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Federal Circuit: Postal Service Employee Failed To Prove Discrimination
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee failed to prove his claim that he was the victim of discrimination when he was terminated after being absent without leave (AWOL), the...
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Federal Circuit Rules On Calculation Of Federal Employee's Retirement Annuity
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 8 upheld a decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) sustaining an Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) determination...
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Alabama Federal Judge Strikes Late Motion For Summary Judgment
OPELIKA, Ala. - An Alabama federal judge on Feb. 8 struck a trucking company's motion for summary judgment on sexual harassment claims because it was filed late and chastised the company's attorney for...
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8th Circuit: Employee Failed To Show Protected Speech Caused Her To Be Fired
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A former telemarketing company employee failed to show that her protected speech about alleged illegal activity caused her to be terminated, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals...
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2nd Circuit Upholds Denial Of Police Captain's Racial Discrimination Claim
NEW YORK - A police captain's failure to take a newly minted promotion exam caused him not to be considered when a position opened, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 27 upholding...
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No Evidence Of Bias In Worker's Firing, Ohio Federal Magistrate Finds
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A claim by a former warehouse worker for retail giant Target Corp. that the company discriminated against him because he is black fails because he did not present any evidence that he...
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Kansas Federal Judge: Evidence Does Not Support Salesman's Bias Claims
WICHITA, Kan. - A former salesman's racial discrimination and retaliation claims against a national security services company fail because he does not present a prima facie case for either claim, a...
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Race Rating Using Photos Is Not Reliable, Judge Says In Disparate Impact Case
CLEVELAND - An expert who opined that running a credit check during the hiring process caused disparate harm to African-American candidates cannot testify because he used an unreliable "race rater"...
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Board And Company Clash Over Circulation Of Decertification Petition
Case: Ambassador Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Nos. 12-15124, 12-15830, 11th Cir....(read more)
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Workers Appeal Overtime Decision Requiring Them To Submit To Arbitration
Case: David Bell, et al. v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, No. 12-4031, 3rd Cir....(read more)
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Animal Pharmaceutical Company Seeks Review Of Arbitration Award Reinstating...
Case: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. v. United Food and Commercial Workers, District Local Two, No. 12-3740, 8th Cir....(read more)
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Former Employee Seeks Reversal Of Existing Rule For Internal Complaints
Case: Darnell Greathouse v. JHS Security, Inc., et al., No. 12-4521, 2nd Cir....(read more)
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Michigan Labor Organizations Seek Invalidation Of Right-To-Work Statute
Case: Michigan State AFL-CIO, et al. v. Edward D. Callaghan, et al., No. 13-10557, E.D. Mich....(read more)
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Board Argues For Lenient Agency Standard In Solicitation Case
Case: Nova Southeastern University v. National Labor Relations Board, Nos. 11-1297 and 11-1331, D.C. Cir.; See February 2013, Page 64....(read more)
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DOL Appeals Court's Interpretation Of Rule Governing Appeal Deadline
Case: Hilda L. Solis v. Postal Police Officers Association, No. 12-4390, 6th Cir....(read more)
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Tyson Argues Certification And Damages Inappropriate In Donning And Doffing Case
Case: Peg Bouaphakeo, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., No. 12-3753, 8th Cir....(read more)
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Verizon: Unemployment Compensation Board Decision Preempted
Case: Verizon New England, Inc. v. Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, et al., No. 12-2398, 1st Cir....(read more)
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NL Industries Seeks Dismissal Of Public Nuisance Claims
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A defendant in the public nuisance action against lead paint and lead manufacturers on March 1 filed a motion for summary judgment in the Santa Clara County, Calif., Superior Court,...
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San Diego's Bid To Sever Santa Clara Trial Denied
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California judge on Feb. 14 rejected the City of San Diego's request to sever its lead-paint nuisance trial from several other California municipal plaintiffs in the complex...
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