By therecorder | The Recorder | July 3, 2017
C.A. 1st; A144265 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that a movie theater project that was funded, in part, with municipal…
By Mike Scarcella | July 3, 2017
An adult entertainment club in the Florida panhandle is being sued by the EEOC for allegedly refusing to hire a male bartender. The club, Sammy's, subsequently hired at least two female bartenders at the club's Fort Walton Beach location, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The agency said in a statement that "employers must realize that no person, male or female, can be denied employment based on sex." A representative for Sammy's wasn't immediately reached for comment.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 30, 2017
Owner Breaches Non-Delegable Duty To Provide Worker With Protective Device
By Erin Mulvaney | June 30, 2017
The U.S. Labor Department told a federal appeals court Friday that while it intends to revise the Obama-era rule that made millions of workers eligible for overtime pay the agency will continue to defend its authority to create and enforce such a regulation.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
Court conditionally certified a collective action under the FLSA of all dancers at exotic dance club from 2011 until successor bought club in 2016 based on plaintiff's showing that she and other dancers were similarly situated but denied collective action after sale of ownership because dancer did not dance under the new owner and court also certified a class action for violations of Pennsylvania minimum wage laws for the same time period and similar reasons. Motions granted and denied.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
The School District of Philadelphia could not impose new, nonmandatory terms upon members of the teacher's union unilaterally, without engaging in prior bargaining under a collective bargaining agreement because an employer must maintain the status quo of an expired contract until a new contract has been negotiated. The court affirmed a trial court order denying the district's motion to set aside an award sustaining a union grievance.
By nationallawjournal | National Law Journal | June 30, 2017
The Department of Labor on Thursday published a Request for Information (RFI) regarding its fiduciary rule.
By dailyreportonline | Daily Report | June 29, 2017
One of Greenberg Traurig's big wins for its labor practice group was its representation of Zaxby's in a putative collective action brought by Ayotunda Lovett on behalf of herself and others claiming Zaxby's didn't pay proper overtime compensation.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 29, 2017
Worker Granted Partial Summary Judgment On Liability Issue of Labor Law §240(1) Claim
By Cogan Schneier | June 29, 2017
A Jones Day partner who's defended major companies against discrimination lawsuits is President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division
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