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Unanimous 3rd Circuit Panel Affirms Defense Judgment In ADA Accommodation Suit
PHILADELPHIA - A unanimous Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 7 affirmed summary judgment against a plaintiff alleging that her employer failed to offer reasonable accommodations for...
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U.S. Supreme Court Asked To Rule On Union Picketing On Private Property
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A split California Supreme Court's December ruling that a union's picketing activity at a supermarket's privately owned entrance area is statutorily protected under California Code...
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7th Circuit Orders Additional Injunctive Relief For Unionized Workers
CHICAGO - The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 23 ordered a trial court to provide additional interim injunctive relief sought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on behalf of...
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4th Circuit Finds It Lacks Jurisdiction To Review Security Clearance Revocation
RICHMOND, Va. - The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 25 affirmed the revocation of a federal employee's security clearance following his marriage, finding that it lacks jurisdiction to...
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5th Circuit: No Error In Revealing Firing To Worker's New Employer
NEW ORLEANS - The City of New Orleans committed no error when it revealed the termination of a former employee to the individual's new employer, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 3...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Estoppel / Public Policy Claims Against Colorado Hotel
DENVER - A Colorado federal judge on April 17 granted summary judgment in favor of a hotel, finding that a former employee failed to show that his engineering position was terminated after he made...
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6th Circuit Reinstates Postal Employee's Federal Tort Claims Act Claim
CINCINNATI - A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 19 reinstated a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee's Federal Tort Claims Act $(FCTA$) claim in connection with criminal charges...
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Travel Agency Employees Awarded More Than $20M For Harassment, Retaliation
TAMPA, Fla. - A Florida federal jury on April 30 awarded eight former travel agency employees, in a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a total of $20,251,963 based on their...
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Judge Dismisses Certain Work-Related Claims Stemming From Mold Exposure
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A Connecticut federal judge on April 15 granted a motion filed by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) and one of its officials to dismiss employment-related...
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Federal Judge Denies Judgment On Employees' Mold-Related Exposure Claims
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - A Virgin Islands federal judge on May 8 refused to grant summary judgment to a group of employees who alleged that they suffered injuries as a result of mold exposure at...
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1st Circuit: Sales Manager Failed To Prove Termination Was Due To Age Bias
BOSTON - A former computer network and storage systems sales manager failed to show that his age, rather than decreasing sales, caused his termination, the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled...
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4th Circuit: Poor Performance Dooms Age Bias Claim
RICHMOND, Va. - The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 15 upheld the rejection of a driver's age bias suit, finding that the plaintiff failed to show that his job performance was up to par...
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1st Circuit: University Professor Properly Denied Tenure-Track Position
BOSTON - A university professor was not the victim of bias when she was denied a tenure-track post based on her lack of a required advanced degree, especially after she rejected an offer for help from...
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5th Circuit: National Security Exception Bars FBI Worker's Bias Claim
NEW ORLEANS - An FBI contract employee's claim of discrimination fails under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964's national security exception, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April...
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2nd Circuit Reinstates Female Employee's 'Boys' Club' Claims
NEW YORK - A former vice president of an equity broker may proceed with her claims that her male supervisor ran the office "like a 'boys' club,'" subjected her to sexually suggestive comments and...
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Board Seeks Enforcement After Contentious Compliance Proceedings
Case: National Labor Relations Board v. Atlantic Veal & Lamb, Inc., No. 12-3485, 2nd Cir....(read more)
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Employer Argues No Jurisdiction Because Court Must Interpret Contract
Case: David Bell, et al. v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, No. 12-4031, 3rd Cir.; See March 2013, Page 71....(read more)
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Employee Argues Union Improperly Dropped Grievance Over Drug Test Results
Case: Carl Buck v. CF&I Steel, Inc., No. 13-1017, 10th Cir....(read more)
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Union Argues District Court Properly Reformed Contractual Pay Raises
Case: Local Union 2-2000, of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, et al. v. Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.,...
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Board Petitions For Enforcement Of Order In Retaliatory Layoff Case
Case: Evenflow Transportation, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Nos. 12-3054 and 12-3462, 2nd Cir....(read more)
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