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The EEOC Sues Illinois Gaming Parlor Chain for Pay Discrimination
On August 11, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Lacey’s Place, a chain of 30 gaming parlors in Illinois, claiming violations of the Equal Pay Act and Title I and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
September 01, 2022
568 JetBlue Flight Attendants Settle Revived California Wage/Overtime Case for $3.6 Million
After some minor legal turbulence, a California wage and hour lawsuit filed by two former JetBlue flight attendants in 2015 has finally reached a settlement, which will require JetBlue to pay out $3.6 million, including attorneys’ fees, to a class of 568 current and former flight attendants. The lawsuit, styled Booher et al. v. JetBlue Airways Corp., No. 4:15-cv-01203 (N.D. Cal.
August 30, 2022
Fourth Circuit Panel Says That Gender Dysphoria is a Disability Covered Under the ADA
In a split decision, the Fourth Circuit ruled in Williams v. Kincaid that gender dysphoria is a disability protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Americans with Disabilities Act protects people from disability discrimination in employment, public accommodations, and transportation.
August 25, 2022
9th Circuit Awards Union Legal Costs Incurred During Bargaining
On August 11, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in NLRB v. Ampersand Publishing, LLC, Case No. 21-71060, that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) can order an employer to reimburse legal fees incurred by a union during the collective bargaining process.
August 24, 2022
D.C. Circuit Upholds NLRB Ruling Finding That Vulgar Opposition to Overtime Policy Was Protected Conduct
Applying the NLRB’s Wright Line test, the Court upheld the Board’s conclusion that the employee’s protest of the overtime policy was protected activity, that the company knew about the activity, and that the employee demonstrated a causal link between his protest and his termination.
August 18, 2022
MSE Represents Gadsden Fire Fighters in Adding Retaliation Claims Against the City and Personnel Director Kerry Payne
To Hear MSE Attorney Dave Ricksecker discuss Gadsden Fire Fighters Pay/Retaliation Claims on WBRC news
August 17, 2022
Judge Awards $1.2 Million in Unpaid Overtime Wages for Home Healthcare Workers
On August 8, 2022, a judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania found that Elder Resource Management Inc. and Staff Source Inc. jointly and willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay home healthcare workers overtime pay.
August 16, 2022
Marco’s Pizza Delivery Drivers File Putative Class Action in Ohio for Wage Violations
On August 2, 2022, tipped-wage pizza delivery drivers in Ohio sued their employer, Marco’s Pizza, on behalf of a putative class of over 100 workers for minimum wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Ohio law.
August 11, 2022
Rosen Hotels and Resorts Inc. Agrees to Pay $2.3 Million to Settle WARN Act Claims
Rosen Hotels and Resorts Inc. has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle Worker Adjudgment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act claims brought by former employees who were laid off during early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 09, 2022
Papa John’s Settles “No-Poach” Case for $5 Million
In January of 2019, a federal court in Kentucky consolidated three cases filed against Papa John’s, alleging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Papa John’s franchises are independently owned and operated, but Papa John’s International, Inc. enters into a standard franchising agreement with each new franchise owner.
August 03, 2022
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