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Vol. 183, Nos. 1-21, pp. 1-504 Dec. 3, 2007- April 28, 2008 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
SABBATH WORK
– Case summaries, 272
– Commissions, sales rep denied payment when buyer did not hire has no claim, no WARN Act violation (4th Cir.), 14
– Fiduciary breach, workers who disclosed confidential data to profit from consulting firm sale must pay damages (5th Cir.), 14 – Successor employers
– Case summaries, 130; 279
– Commissions, sales rep denied payment when buyer did not hire has no claim, no WARN Act violation (4th Cir.), 14 – Overtime, pharmaceutical industry suits part of trend in wage and hour litigation involving highly compensated white collar professional, Special Report, 451 – Race bias, accord for assignment of sales territories gets preliminary approval (E.D.N.Y.), 488
– Investigation and litigation of cases under new standards, NLRB issues guidelines after decisions on rebuttable presumption and genuine interest, 268
– Comments, slurs, and offensive gestures, dairy worker fired after complaints gets damages, EEOC accord (E.D. Pa.), 321
See also RETALIATION
– Case summaries, 277; 278; 324; 325; 469; 470 – Preemption, claim by cable sales supervisor fired for complaining about financial practices not barred (D. Or.), 16
See TELECOMMUTING
– Case summaries, 298
See FOURTH AMENDMENT
– Case summaries, 123
– Retaliation, NLRB issues guidance after decision that bringing reasonable but unsuccessful antitrust suit lawful even if retaliation for protected activity, 126
– Case summaries, 324
– Merrill Lynch, workforce cuts announced after first quarter 2008 losses, 501
– IT, more than a third of white collar workers knowingly violate policies and security protocols, survey, 114
– Telecommuting, letting workers work from home has positive effects but firms fail to extend controls to offsite work, 426
– Case summaries, 183
– Case summaries, 202; 435
– Wackenhut, officer at auto plant gets back pay where suspended for time between DUI arrest and hearing (Arb.), 478 – Washington, D.C., bill mandating living wage for office building guards passed, mayor expected to sign after Congressional review, 157
– Case summaries, 3
– Testing, staking engineer test did not meet minimum standards for assessing applicant's ability to do job (Arb.), 428 – Transfer, worker who moved from operations to maintenance cannot get credit from time of hire upon return (Arb.), 403
– Cal. Nurses' Ass'n, dispute escalating, union accused of assaulting members, Ohio representation elections canceled after CNA leafleting, 461
– Case summaries, 51; 339; 363; 459 – Justice for All, new set of strategies and goals to be presented for approval at convention this summer, 436 – Local 32BJ, mandatory arbitration clause in building service pact unenforceable to waive right to sue for age bias (U.S., rev grant), 284; case could be most significant in 2008-9 term, practitioners tell ABA, Special Report, 429
See also CONSENT DECREES
– Age and sex bias, dean claiming demotion, loss of pay, and other adverse actions for complaints gets damages and new contract in accord (M.D. Fla.), 225 – Case summaries, 39; 75; 464 – Meal and rest breaks, brew pubs owners will pay to settle suit for failure to provide (Cal. Super. Ct.), 496 – Race bias
– – Apprenticeship, black men excluded from Ford program get damages, EEOC accord, 107
– – Sales territories, accord with black sales representatives for assignments gets preliminary approval (E.D.N.Y.), 488 – Racial harassment, aviation worker subjected to racial epithets and other harassment gets damages, EEOC accord (D. Haw.), 132 – Sexual harassment
– – Behind-the-scene conduct, accord reached after jury award to N.Y. Knicks marketing official (S.D.N.Y.), 59
– – Retaliation, class of workers get damages from costume and makeup maker, EEOC accord (D. Ariz.), 11 – USERRA, Am. Airlines accord resolves DOJ claim for restricting pilot rights to accrue leave during military service (N.D. Tex.), 484
– Case summaries, 79; 105; 130; 176; 198; 246; 295; 367; 391; 438; 439
– Fair Pay Restoration Act – Pay equity – Pregnancy – Sexual harassment
– Behind-the-scene conduct, accord reached after jury award to N.Y. Knicks marketing official (S.D.N.Y.), 59
– Case summaries, 10; 130; 150; 150; 151; 223; 223; 272; 319; 342; 343; 470 – Contractor rape in Iraq, House members seeking explanation of agency actions and data on contractor training, 224 – Hostile environment, provider of DHS administrative workers to pay damages, EEOC accord (W.D. Pa.), 61 – Retaliation
– – Class of workers get damages from costume and makeup maker, EEOC accord (D. Ariz.), 11
– – Derogatory and offensive epithets, book seller to pay damages and provide training for owner's conduct (E.D.N.Y.), 370 – – Embezzlement and drug use, DOJ supports review of Title VII coverage of worker fired after cooperating in investigation (U.S., rev sought), 131; DOJ advises review (rev grant), 177; case among issues to be addressed in 2007-8 term, Special Report, 211; reversal likely after review of unpublished opinion on Solicitor Gen. recommendation, Special Report, 429 – – Leering and touching without consent, credit union to pay damages for manager conduct, EEOC accord (D. Ariz.), 80
– Local 638, black and Hispanic members denied jobs on building projects get damages, partial EEOC accord (S.D.N.Y.), 181
– Delivery
See RETAIL INDUSTRY
See also FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
– Case summaries, 491; 491 – Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
– Case summaries, 364
– Privacy, OPM proposed rule places greater restrictions on use to protect workers and combat identity theft, 229
– OSC, workers and groups urge president to fire Special Counsel for deleting computer files, 64
– Case summaries, 438
– 2007, more labor and employment laws than previous year, ESA report, 296
– Case summaries, 219
– Sexual harassment, House members seeking explanation of agency actions after contractor rape in Iraq and data on contractor training, 224
– Ed. Note: For information on statistical reports, studies, and surveys, see relevant subject headings.
– BLS data
See also METALS INDUSTRY
– Case summaries, 291 – U.S. Steel, steelworker sent for alcohol testing after accident faces discipline but gets another chance to agree to rehabilitation (Arb.), 283
– Case summaries, 148
– Case summaries, 469
– Case summaries, 196; 364
See also LOCKOUTS
– Case summaries, 51 – Replacement workers
– Ed. Note: For information on publications, reports, studies, and surveys, see specific subject headings.
– Call center, proposal to extend private contractor service and enter long-term competitive pact approved, 273
– Charitable donations, furniture maker may not use independent truckers but drivers returning from other plants may make deliveries (Arb.), 95
– Case summaries, 172; 267
See GROCERY STORES
– Case summaries, 391
– NLRA, U.S. asked to ensure exclusion be limited to those workers that represent employers' interests, 388
– Age bias
– – Retaliation, Congressional intent to protect lost hours among issues to be addressed in current term (U.S.), Special Report, 211; whether federal workers can bring retaliation claims gives Court chance to study increasing significance, 274; justices likely to rule no implied individual right to sue, practitioner tells ABA, Special Report, 429
– – Retiree health benefits, ADEA gave EEOC power to issue exemption letting plans coordinate benefits with Medicare (U.S., rev den), Special Report, 404 – – RIF, workers have burden of proving employer did not rely on reasonable factors other than age (rev grant), 178; justices dislike ADEA, likely to find inadequate evidence of bias regardless of who has burden, practitioners tell ABA, Special Report, 429 – – Testimony, admissibility of observations of other RIF'd workers who reported to other supervisors addressed (oral arg), 31; no rule on admissibility of age-related remarks to other workers, requires context-specific inquiry (dec), 295; decision anticlimactic, little guidance on admissibility of evidence offered, practitioners tell ABA, Special Report, 429 – – Waiver, mandatory arbitration clause in SEIU pact unenforceable to waive right to sue for bias (rev grant), Special Report, 284; case could be most significant in 2008-9 term, practitioners tell ABA, Special Report, 429 – Case summaries, 319 – Disability bias, Wal-Mart worker not entitled to reassignment to vacant equivalent job where policy required most qualified candidates (rev grant), 83 – Equal protection, class of one theory barred, jury award improper (rev grant), 185 – NLRA, Cal. law barring employers from using state funds to assist or deter not preempted where proper exercise of sovereign power (rev grant), 4; practitioners predict justices will find state law preempted, Special Report, 429 – Race bias
– – Mandatory testing, Solicitor General invited to express opinion on whether N.Y.C. Sch. Bd. liable to teacher applicants (briefs sought), 62
– – Retaliation, Sup. Ct. likely to rule no individual right to sue after changes current court, practitioner tells ABA, (U.S., oral arg), Special Report, 429 – Sexual assault, waitress's suit for rape by supervisor not covered by arbitration clause in application (rev den), Special Report, 381 – Sexual harassment, DOJ supports review of Title VII coverage of worker fired in retaliation for cooperating in investigation (rev sought), 131; DOJ advises review (rev grant), 177; case among issues to be addressed in 2007-8 term, Special Report, 211; reversal likely after review of unpublished opinion on Solicitor Gen. recommendation, Special Report, 429 – 2007-2008 term, 7 cases on docket at start, 5 more added, decisions expected by adjournment, Special Report, 211
– Case summaries, 112; 136; 183
– Internet activities at work, employers increasingly subjecting to electronic monitoring, study, 328
– Monitoring
See MONITORING
– Ed. Note: For information on publications, reports, studies, and surveys, see specific subject headings.
– Case summaries, 111; 223; 439; 484
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