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Genetic Privacy Suits Rise as Employers Probe Medical Histories

Litigation is advancing in Illinois against major companies that have allegedly asked job seekers to illegally disclose family history of high blood pressure, cancer, and other diseases, raising the threat of hefty damages without clear legal guidance.

Tesla Wins Challenge to NLRB Decision on Musk Union Tweet

Tesla Inc. prevailed in its second bid to overturn an NLRB decision that company CEO Elon Musk’s tweet saying workers would lose stock options if they unionized was an illegal threat under federal labor law.

Michigan Hospital Must Bargain With Union, US Judge Rules

A Michigan hospital lost twice in its federal court dispute with the National Labor Relations Act after a judge rejected its constitutional challenge to the agency and ordered it to bargain with a union.

Hospital Prevails in Bias Suit Over Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate

MetroHealth System defeated allegations Friday that it discriminated against a former employee when it rejected his request for a religious exemption from its Covid-19 vaccine requirement, according to a Friday federal court opinion.

Punching In: Take a Peek at DOL’s Banner Enforcement Numbers

The Department of Labor is touting it recovered $1 billion in backwages and damages for 615,000 workers. EEOC gets a settlement in a Pregnant Workers Fairness Act case.

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Ex-GoDaddy.com Director Sues Alleging Race, Leave Discrimination

GoDaddy.com LLC discriminated against a Black director of technical program management, including by subjecting him to a hostile environment and firing him while he was on medical leave for mental health issues caused by the bias, a federal lawsuit alleged.

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The Artificial Intelligence Dilemma: Can Laws Keep Up?

The risks that artificial intelligence represents have come into sharper focus: disinformation, potential job loss, perhaps even an existential threat to humanity. Is government capable of putting guardrails around such a fast-moving technology?

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Case: Wage & Hour/Unpaid Wages (E.D. Pa.)

A Pennsylvania federal district court denied Resources for Human Development, Inc.'s motion to dismiss the claims of a class of providers that they were not paid for all hours worked during their shifts, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state law. Barnes v. Res. for Hum. Dev., Inc., 2024 BL 382426, E.D. Pa., 24-757, 10/24/24

Case: Disability Discrimination/Discharge (D.N.J.)

A New Jersey federal district court granted summary judgment to Wayfair, LLC on the claims of a warehouse associate who had Covid-19 that he faced discrimination and was discharged due to a disability, in violation of state law. Gaines v. Wayfair, LLC, 2024 BL 382637, D.N.J., 21-15843 (KMW-EAP), 10/24/24

Case: Wage & Hour/Tip Pool (S.D.N.Y.)

A class of employees of two New York restaurants, The Bao and Uluh, which shared ownership and a central office, were granted summary judgment in part on their allegations of violations of the FLSA and state law, a federal district court ruled. Mangahas v. Eight Oranges Inc., 2024 BL 376679, S.D.N.Y., 22-cv-4150 (LJL), 10/22/24