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Scott M. Pechaitis; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 29, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP or the Agency) is soliciting public comments on its proposal to implement standard procedures for supply-and-service federal contractors seeking OFCCP approval to develop functional affirmative action programs (FAAPs). This notice and...
| | Car Wash Operator Found Liable for Unpaid Wages, Penalties as Successor of Unrelated Business
Mark S. Askanas; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 29, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 A car wash was liable for unpaid wages and penalties owed by a separate and unrelated business that had operated a car wash at the same location before the property owner evicted it, the California Court of Appeal has held under Section 2066 of the California Labor Code, which applies exclusively...
| | Partner Could Sue Partnership for Retaliation under FEHA, California Appeals Court Rules
Mark S. Askanas; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 A physician-partner in a medical practice could assert a retaliation claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Court of Appeal has held, reversing a judgment in favor of a medical partnership. Fitzsimons v. California Emergency Physicians Med. Group, No. A131604...
| | Second Circuit Clarifies Liability Standards for Retaliation and Sexual Harassment under Title VII
Lori D. Bauer, Ravindra Kumar Shaw; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 An employee conducting an internal investigation into harassment complaints may not be protected by the “participation clause” of the anti-retaliation provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled in a question of first...
| | NLRB “Quickie Election” Rule Invalid for Lack of Board Quorum, Federal Court Rules
Roger S. Kaplan, Philip B. Rosen, Thomas V. Walsh, Harold R. Weinrich; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 The National Labor Relations Board “quickie election” rule that went into effect on April 30, 2012, is invalid because only two members of the Board, instead of the three needed to make up a Board quorum, participated in the final vote to pass it, a federal district court has ruled....
| | Connecticut Court Upholds Use of Fluctuating Workweek Method to Pay Salaried Non-Exempt Employees
William J. Anthony, David R. Golder; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 Connecticut state law, like the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), requires employers to pay non-exempt employees one-and-one-half times their regular rate of pay for any hours worked in a workweek in excess of 40. A Connecticut Superior Court has held that the fluctuating...
| | Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Employers Liable for Hostile Work Environment under Sexual Orientation Discrimination Law
Genea O. Bell, Beverly W. Garofalo; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the Connecticut law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation allows plaintiffs to bring hostile work environment claims. Patino v. Birken Mfg. Co., SC18441 (May 15, 2012). The Court upheld a jury award of $94,500 in damages to...
| | OFCCP Sends Out Large Round of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters with a New Twist
Laura A. Mitchell, Mickey Silberman; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2012, previously published on May 9, 2012 The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has sent out a new round of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (“CSALs”) to 2,000 employers identifying establishments slated for compliance review during OFCCP’s current fiscal year, ending September 30, 2012.
| | New York High Court Refuses to Extend Exception to Employment-at-Will Doctrine to Chief Compliance Officer at Securities Firm
Joanne Seltzer; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2012, previously published on May 11, 2012 Reaffirming the continuing viability of New York State’s at-will employment doctrine, the New York Court of Appeals has rejected a wrongful discharge cause of action brought by a compliance officer who claimed to have been terminated for questioning the personal stock trades of the...
| | Worker’s Heart Condition Poses Direct Threat to Safety under ADA, Federal Appeals Court Rules
Brian G. Nuedling, Robert J. Simandl; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2012, previously published on May 11, 2012 An employee with a heart condition who poses a direct threat to workplace safety does not have a viable claim of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has ruled. Wurzel v. Whirlpool Corp., No. 10-3629 (6th Cir. Apr. 27, 2012). The...
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