In Retzios v. Epic Systems Corp., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals considered an appeal brought by the plaintiff, a former employee of Epic, who was fired after she refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The...more
4/1/2025
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Termination ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
In Michigan AFSCME Council 25 v. County of Wayne, the Supreme Court of Michigan declined an application filed by Michigan AFSCME Council 25 and Affiliated Local 101 for leave to appeal a judgment of the circuit court and...more
5/31/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Arbitrators ,
Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Disputes ,
MI Supreme Court ,
Standard of Review ,
Unions ,
Vacated
In Payne v. Savannah College of Art and Design Inc., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order denying a motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff Isaac Payne’s discrimination-based claims. The...more
In Lynch v. Tesla Inc., the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order adopting a magistrate judge’s recommendation that the plaintiffs’ lawsuit should be dismissed in favor of arbitration. The plaintiffs...more
7/26/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Automotive Industry ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
Separation Agreement ,
Tesla ,
WARN Act
Donald Kinsella was an employee of defendant Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC. In June 2013, he suffered a work-related injury resulting in his disability and receipt of disability benefits for three years. Baker Hughes’...more