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NLRB’s ‘Salt Mine’ Tweet Decision Overturned by 3rd Cir.

Unions Vie for Apple Store Workers as Organizing Builds

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Biden Bid to End Border Expulsions Stopped by Federal Judge (1)

A Louisiana federal judge blocked the Biden administration on Friday from ending Title 42—a pandemic-related border restriction that allows for the immediate expulsion of asylum-seekers and other migrants.

Democrats Pursue Diverse, Unionized Electric Vehicle Workforce

More training for electricians and recruiting from a more diverse hiring pool are among the challenges facing the nascent electric vehicle workforce in the US, congressional Democrats said Friday.

The Knot Worldwide Joins Companies Covering Travel for Abortion

The Knot Worldwide, best known for its wedding-planning website The Knot, will reimburse employees who need to travel to obtain abortion care.

Lumber Liquidators Defeats Fired Black Manager’s Race Bias Suit

A Black former Lumber Liquidators Inc. assistant store manager failed to show race discrimination caused her to be fired from her job at a Baton Rouge, La., store, a federal court ruled.

West Coast Port Chief Cordero Doesn’t See Labor Deal by July 1

The head of the US’s second-busiest port doesn’t see talks over new labor contracts for 22,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast operations reaching settlement by a July 1 deadline, but is optimistic of a solution a month or two later.

N.J. Worker Fired for Anti-BLM Posts Loses Free-Speech Appeal

A New Jersey health-care provider was permitted to fire its corporate director of customer services for her personal Facebook posts disparaging the Black Lives Matter movement during the height of the George Floyd protests, a state appeals court ruled Friday in a case of first impression.

If Women Still Earn Less, Can Laws Even Fix The Pay Gap?

The two most important laws addressing pay discrimination between genders have been around for more than six decades, yet the pay gap persists. In this video, we look at the laws and court cases used to enforce equal pay for equal work, and discuss what comes next with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows.

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In Brief

Case: Discrimination/Disparate Treatment (W.D.N.Y.)

The court granted summary judgment to Aramark Services Inc. on a female general manager’s claims of gender discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII alleging she received three written warnings and a PIP and was later terminated for making complaints about her supervisor. King v. Aramark Servs., 2022 BL 159691, W.D.N.Y., 1:19-cv-77, 5/9/22

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Case: Disability Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation (8th Cir.)

A federal district court properly granted summary judgment to the University of Minnesota on the ADA claims of a customer-service employee for its Boynton Health Service diagnosed with temporomandibular joint syndrome alleging disability discrimination, failure to accommodate and retaliation. Ehlers v. Univ. of Minn., 2022 BL 172972, 8th Cir., 21-1606, 5/19/22

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Featured Courts

U.S. Supreme Court

Barrick Gold Workers Ask Judge to Rethink Axing 401(k) Fee Suit

Seventy Seven Energy Workers Get Nod for $15 Million 401(k) Deal

Justices Ask US for Views on Student-on-Student Harassment (1)

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Case: Disability Discrimination/Reasonable Accommodation (8th Cir.)

Barrick Gold Workers Ask Judge to Rethink Axing 401(k) Fee Suit

NLRB’s ‘Salt Mine’ Tweet Decision Overturned by 3rd Cir. (1)

U.S. District Courts

Biden Bid to End Border Expulsions Stopped by Federal Judge (1)

Case: Discrimination/Disparate Treatment (W.D.N.Y.)

Lumber Liquidators Defeats Fired Black Manager’s Race Bias Suit

Featured States

California

N.J. Worker Fired for Anti-BLM Posts Loses Free-Speech Appeal

Compensation Is a Huge Corporate Headache in the Remote-Work Era

Valero, Contractors Face $1.75 Million Fine for Worker’s Death

Texas

The Knot Worldwide Joins Companies Covering Travel for Abortion

Fired Salesman’s Nearly $1 Million Commission Bid Successful

Appeals Court Undercuts Agency Enforcement in SEC Fraud Case

Florida

Apple Extols Its Benefits to Retail Staff as It Faces Union Push

Space Lab Director’s Covid Remote Work Suit Headed to Arbitrator

Safety Judicial Panel Upholds Policy on Multi-employer Citations

New York

The Knot Worldwide Joins Companies Covering Travel for Abortion

Last-Minute Bid to Save Right to Abortion Comes via ERA Lawsuits

Unions Vie for Apple Store Workers as Organizing Efforts Build

Illinois

Workers Are Telling Each Other Their Salaries to Get Pay Hikes

Illinois Justices Wary of Biometric Claims Accruing ‘Per Scan’

NorthShore University HealthSystem Sued Over Retirement Plan

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