Human Resources Report Index-Summary

ABA (AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION)

– Meetings

See CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

ABORTION

– Okla., conscience law bans bias against anti-abortion health care workers, 377

ABSENCES FROM WORK

– Attendance

See ATTENDANCE

– Industries, 2009, BNA quarterly survey, 306
– Job absence and turnover rate, BNA data, 2009 4th quarter, 306
– Leave

See specific types of leave
– – Families

See FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
– – – FMLA

See FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

– – USERRA

See UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (USERRA)

ABUSIVE LANGUAGE

– Sexually oriented

See SEXUAL HARASSMENT

ACCIDENTS

– Injuries

See INJURIES AND ILLNESSES

– OSHA

See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)

– Workers' compensation

See WORKERS' COMPENSATION

ACCOMMODATION

– ADA

– – ASL interpreter denial for deaf clerk, sufficiency of accommodation (9th Cir.), 967
– – Classroom with window, teacher with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) (W.D. Wis.), 1136
– – Essential job functions

– – – ADD, medical intern performance-based firing (4th Cir.), 325
– – – In-court reporting, incontinence, court reporter lacks claim (7th Cir.), 408
– – – Night driving impairment, day shift accommodation revived (3d Cir.), 408
– – – Repetitive tasks and lifting restrictions, manager unqualified (1st Cir.), 185
– – – Shy bladder, failure to complete essential drug test treated as “refusal” (2d Cir.), 325

– – Office relocation, verbal abuser unqualified (11th Cir.), 128
– – Reassignment duty, requirements (10th Cir.), 661
– – Thinking impairment, no duty to accommodate (5th Cir.), 1135
– – Workers' comp policy barring return to work, settlement fund distribution (N.D. Ill.), 151

– Medical marijuana, federal drug law preempts state accommodation law (Or.), 433; analysis, 481; correction, 516
– Reasonable

See REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

– Religious

See RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION

ACCOUNTANTS

– FCA retaliation, whistleblower suit against PEO and client (N.D. Ill.), 300

ADA

See AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

ADAAA (ADA AMENDMENTS ACT)

See AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

ADEA

See AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA)

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT (APA)

– MHPAEA interim final rules, notice and comment period, good cause finding (D.D.C.), 685

ADR

See ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)

ADVERTISING

– Employment ads

See HELP-WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS

– Sajo, Garcia & Partners, ADA, diabetes as impairment, not disability (1st Cir.), 241
– Sales, FLSA administrative exemption, application (2d Cir.), 78

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

– Boeing

– – ERISA, §510 interference with pension rights after sale (D. Kan.), 748
– – Race, national origin bias, failure-to-promote claims via Ledbetter law (3d Cir.), 1081

– Lockheed Martin, layoffs, division consolidations, 41; Minn. plant closing, 1269
– NASA, background checks for contractors, constitutional right to privacy (U.S., rev grant), 260; Supreme Court docket, 1069

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

– OFCCP compliance

– – Focus, 2010, 108
– – Pay equity, Shiu on initiatives, partnering with EEOC, ODEP, 881
– – Rehab. Act §503, disabled hiring, promotions, comments, 790
– – Veterans, disabled, women, and minorities, enforcement goals and priorities, 220

– South Africa, foreign worker exemption, 754
– State programs

See specific states

AFL-CIO

– Exec. Council

– – Legislative gridlock, call for changes in Senate procedural rules, 893
– – Manufacturing, restoration statement, 894
– – Member elections, 893
– – One Nation coalition, march planned, 893
– – Young workers, national outreach advisory committee, Special Report, 892

– Immigration reform, future immigrant workflows, debate with Chamber over commission model, 303
– Labor-management cooperation, Trumka, attorney offer advice, conference, 1256
– Labor priorities, Biden vows adherence, 246
– Recusal, NLRB's Becker motion denial, IG probe, 711; Becker cleared, no ethics violation, 791
– T-1 Trust Annual Report, clash with Chamber on DOL's rescission proposal, 502
– “Tokenism,” Trumka warning on political fallout from Hill handling of health care, jobs, 52

AGE DISCRIMINATION

– Ed. Note: This heading covers state law. For cases involving ADEA or both state and ADEA claims, see AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA).
– Arbitration pact validity (Texas), 1224
– California

– – Stray remarks relevant circumstantial evidence (Cal.), 846
– – Television writers' class settlement (Cal. Super. Ct.), 96

– Liquidated damages, willfulness in firing (6th Cir.), 856
– Older workers long-term unemployment, disparities, factors debated, Civil Rights Comm'n hearing, Special Report, 669

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA)

– Ed. Note: This heading includes federal law and combined state and federal claims. For cases involving only state law claims, see AGE DISCRIMINATION.
– Affirmative defense, RFOA, EEOC rule proposal, 175
– Ageist supervisor remarks, RIFd sch. worker triable claim (E.D. Va.), 1221
– But-for causation

– – CEO's ageist comments, mixed-motive analysis, burden-shifting improper, claim revival (11th Cir.), 240
– – Manager's proof raises jury issue (E.D. Mo.), 493
– – Work-related accident, driver failure to reinstate claim lacking (10th Cir.), 716

– Charge not filed within 300 days (3d Cir.), 1082
– EEOC semiannual regulatory agenda, final rules, 458; July 2011 issuance, 1383
– ERISA

– – Backloading, cash balance plans, no age bias rule violations (D.N.J.), 623
– – Cash balance plan conversion, class action settlement (S.D.N.Y.), 793
– – Fiduciary duty, no breach, age bias in early retirement amendment blocking unreduced benefits (8th Cir.), 384
– – Layoffs, unlawful §510 interference with pension rights after aerospace firm sale (D. Kan.), 748

– Failure to rehire difficult employee not bias (6th Cir.), 493
– Falsified call records, sales rep firing nondiscriminatory (7th Cir.), 1304
– Independent contractor status, marketing rep coverage (8th Cir.), 217
– Insubordination, comparator evidence lacking (7th Cir.), 577
– Law firm partners past age 70, EEOC class suit (S.D.N.Y.), 123
– Lawyer rejected as in-house counsel (5th Cir.), 772
– Mandatory arbitration

– – Enforceability, costs provision severable (10th Cir.), 1251
– – FAA preemption of state bar on enforcement (W.D. Ky.), 133

– Poor performance, ageist remarks no link, pretext (1st Cir.), 1135
– Promotions

– – Corrections officer denial (N.D. Iowa), 155
– – Denial, shifting reasons showed pretext (8th Cir.), 717
– – Ledbetter, untimely filed charges (D.C. Cir.), 177

– Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3721, S 1756

– Reasonable factors other than age (RFOA) defense waiver, disparate impact (2d Cir.), 16; burden of proof (U.S., rev den), 1127
– Reductions in force

– – Evidence, exclusion of “other employee” testimony (10th Cir.), 1248
– – Statistical impact analysis flawed (D.C. Cir.), 910

– Reorganization, politically correct employment culture (3d Cir.), 102
– Retailer's inconsistent, shifting explanations support manager's claims (D.N.M.), 577
– Retaliation

– – Administrative exhaustion jurisdictional, not affirmative defense (10th Cir.), 1194
– – Burden-shifting framework, airline worker's claim revived (2d Cir.), 213
– – HR manager firing for botched incidents, claim not bias or retaliation (3d Cir.), 1389
– – Title VII, mixed-motive theory viable post-Gross (5th Cir.), 382

– School bus driver claim rejected (8th Cir.), 604
– Serious breach of procedure, nonprofit administrator burden not met (1st Cir.), 1333
– Sexual harassment, firing based on reasonable belief, good faith, comment stray remark (5th Cir.), 268
– Standard of proof, jury instruction on “motivating factor” rather than “but-for” causation proper in pre-Gross case (11th Cir.), 492
– Threats to kill boss, N.M. social worker fired for (10th Cir.), 1165
– Work assignments, insurance adjuster adverse job action claim (11th Cir.), 1082

AGENCIES, FEDERAL

See specific agencies

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID)

– Sex bias, retaliation, education discrepancy in promotion denial, poor performance review, revived (D.D.C.), 633

AGRICULTURE

– Sunshine Food Distrib., classification for L-1A visa holder denial, scope of judicial review (11th Cir.), 131

AIDS AND HIV

– ADA, impermissible medical inquiry (N.D. Ill.), 402
– Health care workers, United Nations issues guidance, 1305
– ILO adopts anti-bias standards, 655

AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRY

See DELIVERY SERVICES

AIR LINE PILOTS (ALPA)

– Pilots, antidepressant usage, FAA flying ban lifted, 376

AIR TRANSPORTATION

– ALPA

See AIR LINE PILOTS (ALPA)

– Am. Airlines

– – Race bias and harassment claims, demoted black mechanic (7th Cir.), 1303
– – RLA, APFA, private right of action to sue (U.S., rev den), 711
– – Tips, skycaps' baggage fees, class certification (D. Mass.), 150
– – Workers' compensation, retaliation

– – – Baggage handler verdict reversed (7th Cir.), 887
– – – Ill. causation standard clarified (7th Cir.), 801

– Am. Eagle Airlines, ADEA, replacement of RIF'd pilots (N.D Tex.), 605
– ERA MED, breach of contract, failure to support efforts to obtain O-1 visa (E.D. Pa.), 79
– Freight

See DELIVERY SERVICES

– JetBlue, supervisor sexual harassment, affirmative defense ruling reversed (2d Cir.), 213
– Mesa Air Group, Chapter 11 filing, downsizing, 12
– Overtime, airport shuttle drivers exemption under MCA (11th Cir.), 1027
– Southwest Airlines, ADA, “excessive absenteeism,” reinstatement of bias verdict (5th Cir.), 353

AIRPORTS

See AIR TRANSPORTATION

ALCOHOL

– Abuse

See DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

– Service

See FOOD SERVICES

ALIENS

– Discrimination

See NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

– Documentation

See UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS

– Federal enforcement

See IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)

– Federal services

See CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)

– Immigration

See IMMIGRATION
– – Guest worker program

See generally VISAS

– Visas

See VISAS

ALPA

See AIR LINE PILOTS (ALPA)

ALTER EGOS

– General contractor, subcontractor jointly liable for benefits contributions, intent to avoid paying single factor, not prerequisite (U.S., rev den), 569

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)

– Attorneys debate pros and cons of mandatory arbitration agreements, 918

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA)

– Meetings

See CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA)

– Buy Am. provisions, trade relations problems, Chamber report, 220
– COBRA subsidies

See generally CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

– Job creation

– – CBO report, 2010 2d quarter, 947
– – CEA, quarterly report, 1279
– – Funding, 2009 4th quarter, recipients, 135

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

– Ed. Note: This heading includes federal and combined federal and state law claims. For cases involving state law claims only, see DISABLED EMPLOYEES.
– ADAAA

– – Cancer, active or inactive stage, covered disability (N. Ind.), 958
– – EEO policy review urged, 1281
– – Final rules, EEOC semiannual regulatory agenda, 458; business and rights groups anxious, 1034; issuance by year end, 1383
– – HR Outlook, 2010, 61
– – Revisions, effects, and rules status, attorney comments, 304; EEOC official on rule changes, public comments, 345

– Anniversary, progress and challenges, House hearing, 835
– Cal. FEHA filing acceptable under EEOC worksharing accord (9th Cir.), 1221
– Depression, absentee worker not protected (3d Cir.), 1333
– Domestic violence, reasonable accommodation, NELA conference, 1142
– Essential job functions

– – Attendance (2d Cir.), 17
– – Diabetic who failed physical exam not “otherwise qualified,” transfer lawful (10th Cir.), 632
– – Driving, alcoholism, disqualification due to DUI misconduct (7th Cir.), 268
– – Epileptic bank teller's claim (E.D. Mich.), 1303
– – Hearing standard job-related, business necessity (U.S., rev den), 67
– – Hearing, unaided testing requirements for court security officer (U.S., rev den), 1241

– Fitness-for-duty test as business necessity (9th Cir.), 855
– Lateral transfer with same pay, benefits, seniority not adverse action (E.D.N.C.), 772
– Major life activity

– – Night vision impairment, shift accommodation, firing claims revived (9th Cir.), 828
– – Psoriatic arthritis requiring intermittent leave, substantial limitation (5th Cir.), 353
– – Seeing, eating, diabetes as impairment, not disability (1st Cir.), 214

– Ministerial exception, teacher's return-to-work claim revived (6th Cir.), 296
– Pharmacist with diabetes, reasonable accommodation (4th Cir.), 885
– Prohibited medical inquiry

– – HIV-positive manager (N.D. Ill.), 402
– – Mass., applicant claim rejected (1st Cir.), 691
– – Preoffer stage, disability status (11th Cir.), 74

– Reasonable accommodation

See REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

– Regarded as disabled

– – Drug side effects may trigger “disability,” medical necessity not proved (3d Cir.), 437
– – Fitness-for-duty test, depressed dispatcher lacks claim (8th Cir.), 745
– – Gross bar to “mixed motive” recovery (7th Cir.), 74
– – Knowledge lacking, absentee worker fired (8th Cir.), 719
– – Lifting restrictions, substantial disability in class of jobs, no evidence to support jury finding (U.S., rev den), 92
– – Patient neglect, nurse lacks claim (5th Cir.), 1273
– – Pregnancy, medical risks, transfer claim revived, not discharge (6th Cir.), 909
– – Seizure effects temporary, driver lacks claim (8th Cir.), 1388

– Serious breach of procedure, nonprofit administrator burden not met (1st Cir.), 1333
– Standing, nondisabled workers' suit over drug policy (6th Cir.), 1220
– Subpoena, EEOC may compel hiring data, partial approval (3d Cir.), 996
– Substantial limitations

– – Multiple sclerosis, promotions, county employee claim (10th Cir.), 214
– – Thinking impairment, no duty to accommodate (5th Cir.), 1135

ANNUAL LEAVE

– Vacations, CFOs checking in office during, survey, 708

APA

See ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT (APA)

APFA

See FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA)

APPAREL AND GARMENT INDUSTRY

– Liberty Apparel, FLSA, N.Y. minimum wage, overtime liability, joint employer status affirmed (2d Cir.), 915
– Morgan Servs., ADA, HIV-positive uniform rental manager (N.D. Ill.), 402

APPEARANCE STANDARDS

See DRESS CODES AND GROOMING

APPLICANTS

– Grants

See GRANTS

– Visas

See VISAS

APPRENTICES

– Internships, for-profit, private sector, WHD fact sheet clarifies FLSA pay rules, 431
– Job growth proposals, discussion, forum, 1367

ARBITRATION

– Age and disability bias, employee manual no impact on pact validity (Texas), 1224
– Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1409, S 560

– Mandatory

See MANDATORY ARBITRATION

– Pornography ban, reinstatement of utility workers (D. Mass), 832

ARCHITECTS

– Aging workforce, recruitment and retention challenges, study, 947

ARIZONA

– Affirmative action, Prop. 107, passed, 1356
– Card check authorization, secret ballot initiative to preempt EFCA approved, 1187
– Immigration

– – Day laborers, failure to carry status papers, House bill passed, 404; suits challenging law (D. Ariz.), 460; critics' racial profiling claim, 488; Chamber on harm to workers from protests, boycotts, 526; civil rights groups' class action (D. Ariz.), 544; dismissal motions filed (D. Ariz.), 657; DOJ suit (D. Ariz.), 737; expedited appeal filed (D. Ariz.), 819; appeal denied (9th Cir.), 849; key provisions blocked (D. Ariz.), 1102; oral arg (9th Cir.), 1185
– – Hiring undocumented workers, business license revocation, IRCA preemption (U.S., brief filed), 626; preemption key issue, split of authority cited (rev grant), 708; Supreme Court docket, 1069; (U.S., oral arg), 1325

– Portal-to-Portal Act, workplace donning and doffing uniforms, police claims rejected (9th Cir.), 355
– Representation elections, secret ballot amendment, bipartisan approval, 880

ARKANSAS

– Fraud inducement, commissions, settlement agreement (8th Cir.), 495

ARMED SERVICES

– Army

– – Corps of Engineers, retaliation, “do not return” instruction (U.S., rev den), 1355
– – Sexual harassment

– – – Attraction not necessary proof for sex-based hostile environment (1st Cir.), 662
– – – Boss' intrusive stance as hostile environment (1st Cir.), 1136

– – Tobyhanna Army Depot, ADA, regarded-as claim over obesity prescription drug side effects (3d Cir.), 437

– DOD

See DEFENSE DEPARTMENT (DOD)

– Navy

– – Reservist firing for military work during civilian job hours (6th Cir.), 913
– – Title VII, civil suit for attorneys' fees incurred in EEOC administrative proceeding (9th Cir.), 521

– USAF, Title VII, Rehab. Act, Feres doctrine blocks Air Reserve technician's claims (6th Cir.), 829
– USERRA

See UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (USERRA)

– Veterans

See VETERANS

ARMY

See ARMED SERVICES

ARRA

See AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA)

ASBESTOS

– France, early retirement benefits, calculations, 54; compensation for anxiety, not lost pay (Cass. Soc.), 585

ASSAULT

See generally VIOLENCE

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT

See EMPLOYMENT AT WILL

ATTENDANCE

– ADA, essential job function (2d Cir.), 17

ATTITUDES OF EMPLOYEES

– Gambling, impact of office pools, workplace policies survey, 161

ATTORNEYS

– ADEA, failure to file charge within 300 days (3d Cir.), 1082
– ADEA, in-house counsel rejection (5th Cir.), 772
– Aging workforce, recruitment and retention challenges, study, 947

ATTORNEYS' FEES

– ERISA, prevailing party, disability claimant's vacated award (U.S., rev grant), 68; (oral arg), 473; (rvs, rem), 567
– Sexual harassment class action, prevailing party recovery from EEOC (N.D. Iowa), 179
– Title VII, civil suit for fees incurred in EEOC administrative proceeding (9th Cir.), 521

ATU

See TRANSIT UNION (ATU)

AUDITS

– Employment taxes, IRS Natl. Research Project, foci, 25; PricewaterhouseCoopers panel offers advice, 210

AUSTRALIA

– Parental leave bill, 754

AUTO WORKERS (UAW)

– Dana ruling, union recognition, no federal labor law violation found (NLRB), 1329

AUTOMOBILES

– Manufacturing and sales

See AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

– Use and regulation

See MOTOR VEHICLES

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

– Auto. Components Holdings, FMLA claim (7th Cir.), 999
– Autogermana, age bias, firing for poor performance (1st Cir.), 1135
– Cooper-Standard Auto, race bias, retaliation, no supervisor liability under state law (6th Cir.), 492
– Dana ruling, union recognition, no federal labor law violation found (NLRB), 1329
– Dura Auto. Sys., ADA, nondisabled workers' standing over drug policy (6th Cir.), 1220
– Employment, recovery outlook, 192
– Ford, ERISA

– – Rehire classification after Visteon spinoff, reacquisition (6th Cir.), 301
– – Stock drop settlement (E.D. Mich.), 932

– GM, buyout, early retirement offer to skilled trades workers, 1356
– Hertz

– – Cal. wage and hour, diversity jurisdiction, corporate citizenship, “principal place of business” defined (U.S., rvs and rem), 204
– – N.Y., overtime, class certification denial (2d Cir.), 1159

– Hyundai Motor, USERRA, no evidence of anti-military bias (11th Cir.), 243
– LoJack, total employer control, FLSA claim for post-shift pay, Cal. claim for commute pay (9th Cir.), 273
– Lougheed Imports, facebook postings, firings upheld (B.C.L.R.B.), 1188
– TRW Auto., plant closure, ERISA interference, level of proof (U.S., rev den), 38
– Volvo Constr. Equip., ERISA/NLRA violation, lifetime vested retiree benefits (U.S., rev den), 233

AWARDS

– Work-Life Balance Award Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4855