Seyfarth Synopsis: In Flaherty v. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., ___ F.3d ___, No. 18-1759, 2019 WL 7046367, at *1 (1st Cir. Dec. 23, 2019), the First Circuit struck a terminated nuclear plant security officer’s...more
1/9/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Energy Sector ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Failure to Notify ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Descriptions ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Termination ,
Vetting
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Sellars v. CRST Expedited, Inc. Case No. C15-117-LTS (July 15, 2019), the Northern District of Iowa held that employer responses to sexual harassment complaints need not deter harassment by other...more
8/16/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Failure To Respond ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Hostile Environment ,
Remedial Actions ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Trucking Industry
Even as FLSA litigation has surged to historic highs, it is rare to see a nefarious violation of the Act by a manager or supervisor. Far more prevalent, it seems, are stories of managers who, while intending to afford...more
2/8/2018
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Holiday Parties ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Telecommuting ,
Volunteers ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: At a time when the Massachusetts meal break landscape is increasingly friendly to employees, a federal judge in the state recently denied class certification in a meal break case, Romulus, et al. v. CVS...more