Class Certification Denied in TVPA/FHA Suit Over Filipino Worker Treatment at Louisiana Bunkhouse
The court found individual issues of coercion and discrimination predominate over any common questions about Grand Isle Shipyard’s policies
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Class Certification Denied in TVPA/FHA Suit Over Filipino Worker Treatment at Louisiana Bunkhouse
The court found individual issues of coercion and discrimination predominate over any common questions about Grand Isle Shipyard’s policies
DOL Lands $600K Consent Judgment Against Repeat FLSA Violators Running Leo’s Coney Island Locations
A federal court in Detroit approved a $0.60 million consent judgment against four Michigan restaurants operating under the Leo’s Coney Island name and their owner, resolving claims that the defendants violated a prior FLSA consent judgment and failed to pay...
Tenth Circuit Says Pro Se Plaintiff Wasn’t Required to Plead Equitable Tolling Facts in Complaint
A three-judge Tenth Circuit panel has reversed a District of Kansas screening dismissal, holding that a pro se plaintiff alleging employment discrimination wasn’t obligated to plead equitable tolling facts in her complaint to survive statute-of-limitations...
Pregnancy Discrimination Claims to Proceed to Trial Against Pittsburgh Restaurant; Retaliation, PWFA Claims Dismissed
PITTSBURGH (LN) — A former general manager’s pregnancy discrimination claims can proceed to trial after a federal judge ruled that a jury must decide whether a restaurant chain’s stated reason for her termination was pretext for discrimination, while...
Court Bars Remote Work Claim Under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
TAMPA (LN) — A federal court has granted summary judgment to BayCare Health System, ending a former executive assistant’s claims that the hospital system violated federal leave and anti-discrimination laws by declining to let her work remotely for more than...
Northwestern Medicine to Pay $0.33 million to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Charges
Settlement resolves claims the Chicago-based medical group denied faith-based vaccine exemptions to employees in violation of Title VII.
Paterson Firefighters Win Class Certification in Overtime Pay Dispute
A state appeals panel has cleared the way for a class action to proceed against Paterson, ruling that firefighters who claim the city violated state wage law by failing to pay overtime after 40 hours per week can sue collectively. The New Jersey Appellate...
Race Discrimination Suit Dismissed: Plaintiff Failed to Prove Comparators or Adverse Action in Light Bulb Incident
A Texas federal judge dismissed a truck driver's race discrimination and retaliation claims, ruling he failed to provide evidence that white coworkers were similarly situated and that a supervisor throwing a light bulb at him constituted an adverse...
Judge Dismisses Race Discrimination Suit Against Lhoist Due to Lack of Evidence on Qualifications and Comparators
Chauncy Bell failed to prove he was qualified for promotions or that white colleagues were similarly situated, leading a federal judge to dismiss his Section 1981 claims against Lhoist North America of Texas, LLC.
Carson's Food & Drink Wins Preliminary Nod for $750K Tip-Credit Settlement
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LN) — A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a $0.75 million settlement resolving claims that Carson's Food & Drink underpaid tipped employees at three Lexington restaurants by misusing the tip credit under federal and state...
Federal Judge Approves Little Caesar Class Action Settlement
A federal judge in Syracuse has approved a class action settlement against Little Caesar Enterprises, dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice and retaining jurisdiction to enforce the agreement.
Court Blocks Deposition of City Lawyer in Accommodation Dispute
PORTLAND, Maine — A federal magistrate judge ruled that an employer’s routine legal consultations regarding workplace accommodations do not waive attorney-client privilege unless the employer relies on that advice to defend its actions, blocking a...
Age Discrimination Claim Against Walden University Survives Dismissal Motion
A federal judge in South Carolina has allowed a former employee’s age discrimination lawsuit against Walden University to proceed, rejecting the university’s objections to a magistrate judge’s recommendation.
Coded Racial Language Allows NYPD Detective's Discrimination Suit to Proceed
An appellate court reversed a lower court's dismissal of a racial discrimination lawsuit, ruling that a sergeant's comments about Black NFL players and a Black subordinate's physical size presented jury questions on whether the conduct constituted a hostile...
First Department Reinstates FLSA Overtime Claims, Rejects Single-Accrual Rule
Security officers' overtime claims against the City University of New York were reinstated by the First Department, which held that the FLSA statute of limitations accrues with each paycheck, not on a single date.
Massachusetts High Court Allows Sexual Harassment Claims Against Individual Professors
BOSTON (LN) — The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday that the state’s sexual harassment statute permits victims to sue individual perpetrators directly, reversing the Appeals Court and reviving a counterclaim by a former Whitehead Institute...
Florida Judge Denies Sunbit's Ex Parte TRO, Citing Lack of Irreparable Harm
A federal judge in Florida denied fintech Sunbit's request for an emergency ex parte order to stop former employee Kathie Keil and competitors Synchrony Financial and CareCredit from using trade secrets, ruling that the company failed to prove immediate...
Age Discrimination Claim Against Dun & Bradstreet Survives Summary Judgment
A federal judge in San Francisco allowed a former sales specialist’s age discrimination claim against Dun & Bradstreet to proceed to trial, ruling that a jury could infer the company’s reorganization was a pretext for firing him because of his age.
FLSA Claims Against Dancers Must Go to Arbitration, Sixth Circuit Remand Holds
A federal judge in Ohio stayed an FLSA collective action against an adult entertainment club, ruling that arbitration agreements signed are enforceable and that the defendant did not waive its right to compel arbitration for opt-in plaintiffs.
Court Denies VA Motion to Alter Judgment, Preserving Pretext Issue for Trial in Sexual Harassment Suit
A federal magistrate judge in Puerto Rico denied the Department of Veterans Affairs’ motion to alter judgment, preserving a jury’s role in deciding whether the agency’s decision to reinstate a coworker accused of harassing a female employee was pretextual...