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Employers Liable When Contractors Exploit Child Labor

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Alaska Hospital Followed OSHA Covid Respirator Rule, Judge Finds

An OSHA citation alleging an Alaska hospital operated by the Native American Tribal Health Consortium failed to provide proper Covid-19 protection to its staff has been vacated by a federal administrative law judge.

Cipriani Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit Discontinued

Cipriani USA Inc. cosigned a proposed agreement between itself and a former employee to end a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed against the company in December 2022.

Equinox Beats Bias Suit by Trainer Fired at Age 61 After Threat

A former personal trainer at an Equinox fitness club in Manhattan failed to show she was fired because she was in her 60s, not for threatening a co-worker who mocked her age.

Ace Hardware Worker Must Arbitrate Some Wage Claims, Others Axed

Ace Hardware Corp. won a bid to force a worker’s individual wage-and-hour allegations into arbitration, but a federal judge paused some non-individual claims instead of throwing them out.

Amazon to Cut 9,000 More Jobs, Deepening Biggest Pullback Ever

Amazon.com Inc. is laying off an additional 9,000 employees, adding to cuts that were already the largest round of firings in the company’s history.

DOL Sues Staffing Agency to Halt Contracts That ‘Trap’ Nurses

The US Department of Labor has filed suit against Advanced Care Staffing LLC and its CEO, Sam Klein, asking a federal court to prevent the company from making employees sign contracts that would force them to work for three years or repay earned wages, the DOL said Monday.

ESG Explained: Socially Conscious Capitalism and Its Backlash

Republican state leaders have been pulling billions out of pension funds managed by investment firms like Black Rock. Why? Something called ESG. In this video, we explain what ESG is, why it’s become such a hot topic and what regulation — and litigation — we can expect in the near future.

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In Brief

Case: Labor Relations/Retiree Benefits (N.Y. App. Div.)

New York Appellate Division, 4th Department ruled that an Erie County supreme court erred in its interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement, and reversed the court’s order dismissing the complaint of retired employees of the town of Tonawanda seeking to compel the town to reimburse health insurance premiums they say they’re entitled to pursuant to the terms of a CBA in effect during their employment. Armstrong v Town of Tonawanda, 2023 BL 87967, N.Y. App. Div., 16 CA 22-00466, 3/17/23

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Case: Discrimination/Sexual Harassment (D. Conn.)

The city of Bridgeport isn’t entitled to summary judgment on a female employee’s claims alleging hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, and quid pro quo sexual harassment under both Title VII and CFEPA, a federal district court ruled. Miro v. City of Bridgeport, 2023 BL 88200, D. Conn., 3:20-cv-0346 (VAB), 3/17/23

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Featured Courts

U.S. Supreme Court

High Court Turns Away $115 Million Pension Withdrawal Dispute

Procter & Gamble Dodges Sex Discrimination Case at Supreme Court

Southwest Wins Arbitration Bid Under State Law After SCOTUS Loss

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Ex-Westinghouse Worker Loses Latest Bid to Save Age Bias Claim

States Join Call for Rehearing in Mental Health Coverage Appeal

Ex-Indianapolis VA Manager Loses Retaliation, Race Bias Appeal

U.S. District Courts

Cipriani Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit Discontinued

Equinox Beats Bias Suit by Trainer Fired at Age 61 After Threat

Ace Hardware Worker Must Arbitrate Some Wage Claims, Others Axed

Featured States

California

Ace Hardware Worker Must Arbitrate Some Wage Claims, Others Axed

West Coast Labor Talks Strain as Meal-Break Spat Raises Tensions

Uber-Lyft Group Challenges Biden Labor Pick Over Worker Rule (1)

Texas

Stalled Medical Bill Arbitration to Resume With New Directive

Case: Labor Arbitration/Discharge (Arb.)

Texas Waste Facility Fined for Chemical Hazards After Fatality

Florida

African Methodist Clergy Advance Claims of Steep Pension Losses

Biden’s Antitrust Push Across Agencies Is Working to Block Deals

Pei Wei Gets General Managers’ Overtime Collective Decertified

New York

Case: Labor Relations/Retiree Benefits (N.Y. App. Div.)

NY Bill Calls for Employers to Report Worker Race, Gender Data

Case: Discrimination/Retaliation (S.D.N.Y.)

Illinois

African Methodist Clergy Advance Claims of Steep Pension Losses

States Join Call for Rehearing in Mental Health Coverage Appeal

EEOC Goes to Trial as Defendant in Black Woman’s Pay Bias Suit

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