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Alabama Federal Judge Certifies Plant Employees In Wage-And-Hour Action
OPELIKA, Ala. - An Alabama federal judge on Feb. 13 certified a class of manufacturing plant employees seeking unpaid overtime and compensation for lunch breaks that they were allegedly forced to work...
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Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Approval Of $9.6M Wage-And-Hour Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Feb. 8 granted preliminary approval of a $9,625,000 proposed settlement in a wage-and-hour class suit filed against FedEx Office and Print Services Inc....
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Mo. Federal Judge Denies Motion For Preservation Order In Donning, Doffing Suit
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - A Missouri federal judge on Feb. 6 denied a motion by employees in a donning and doffing suit for preservation of evidence in the form of preventing the employer from making...
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Engineers' Wage-And-Hour Class Suit Sent Back To California State Court
OAKLAND, Calif. - A California federal judge on Feb. 8 sent a wage-and-hour class suit filed by engineers against their employer back to state court, finding that the amount in controversy did not...
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2nd Circuit Reinstates Male Employee's Sex Bias Suit Based On Harassment
NEW YORK - A male employee who brought gender discrimination claims against his employer based on sexual harassment by one of his male supervisors may proceed with his claim after showing that females...
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3rd Circuit Rejects Claim That Arbitration Ruling Was Tainted
PHILADELPHIA - A South Carolina man failed to prove that the arbitrator hearing his age discrimination claims, agreed to by both him and his former employer, was biased based on campaign contributions...
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Federal Judge Compels Arbitration Of Seaman's Injury-Related Claims
MIAMI - A Florida federal judge on Feb. 8 granted a cruise line's motion to compel arbitration of a case filed by an employee who claims he suffered injuries aboard a ship, finding that the arbitration...
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California High Court Rules On Jury Instruction In FEHA Mixed-Motive Suit
SAN FRANCISCO - Under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), when a jury finds that unlawful discrimination was a substantial factor in the termination of an employee but the employer...
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Calif. Appeals Panel: Pregnant Employee Entitled To More Than 4 Months Of Leave
LOS ANGELES - An employee who was fired after exhausting all of her leave provided under the Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDLL) may still sue her former employer under the California Fair Employment...
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Georgia High Court: Nonparties In Class Suit Have Standing To Appeal
ATLANTA - Firefighters who are not parties in a class suit over the promotion process for City of Atlanta firefighters may appeal a trial court judgment, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Feb. 4 (Barham,...
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Immunity Of Prisoner Officers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Section 26809(h) of 28 U.S. Code clearly provides a waiver of sovereign immunity and "extends the waiver to any claim for one of the six enumerated torts committed by a Federal...
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Delay In Reinstatement Of Health Aides Upheld Due To Lack Of Strike Notice
NEW YORK - A home health care service provider did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it delayed reinstatement of 48 employees who went on strike without providing individual...
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U.S. High Court Refuses Appeal Of Suit Over Seniority Of Unrepresented Worker
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 25 denied a petition for writ of certiorari in a case concerning whether the placement of a previously unrepresented employee at the bottom of the...
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7th Circuit Vacates Dismissal Of Appeal Of Railroad Board Decision
CHICAGO - A federal judge erred when he dismissed a petition to review a decision by the National Railroad Adjustment Board in a case concerning the firing of a railroad engineer, the Seventh Circuit...
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10th Circuit Reinstates Retaliation Claim By Cleaners Against Contract Monitor
DENVER - The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 7 reinstated a cleaning company's claim that the individual who monitored its contract at an airport made the cleaning company's "owners...
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3rd Circuit Reinstates Rail Employee's Retaliation Suit
PHILADELPHIA - The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 19 reinstated a rail employee's suit claiming that he was fired in retaliation for reporting an emotional injury after witnessing a fatal...
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1st Circuit Reinstates Nurse's Retaliation Claims Against Former Employer
BOSTON - A First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 6 vacated the entry of summary judgment for a medical staffing company accused of firing one of its nurses in retaliation for her requests...
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Bankruptcy Judge: WARN Claim Against Dewey & LeBoeuf May Proceed As Class Action
NEW YORK - A federal bankruptcy judge on Feb. 11 ruled that a putative class action asserting claims under the Worker Adjustment and Renotification (WARN) Act against bankrupt law firm Dewey &...
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5th Circuit: Flexible Flyer Did Not Violate WARN Act In Filing For Bankruptcy
NEW ORLEANS - A panel of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 11 affirmed a bankruptcy court's ruling that a company did not violate federal employment law when it suddenly filed for...
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NLRB Orders SPCA To Reinstate Employee Who Complained About Pay
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A New York animal shelter must reinstate a medical attendant who was fired after she complained several times about her pay and working conditions, the National Labor Relations Board...
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