Gerald Groff, an observant Christian, has sued the United States Postal Service after USPS failed to accommodate his Sabbath observance and give him Sundays off. While USPS does not traditionally
A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) raises new and additional issues with respect to the non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions frequently contained in employee severance agreements. Common
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that when an employer discourages an employee from taking Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time off, the employer has violated the
A 2018 ProPublica investigation estimated that IBM terminated 20,000+ older workers (40+) in a five-year span. Unsurprisingly, a substantial amount of arbitration and litigation followed. A 2020 Equal Employment Opportunity
A 2017 racial discrimination lawsuit between Tesla and a former employee, Owen Diaz, resulted in a substantial payout to Diaz (recently reduced to $15 million). The same Tesla plant at
In a California lawsuit against Amazon, a group of employees allege that Amazon did not reimburse them for work-related expenses incurred while working remotely—a violation of state law. Amazon required
California video game company, Riot Games, settled a gender discrimination lawsuit for $100 million to be split among 2,000+ current and former female employees and contractors. Riot Games also agreed
While ThedaCare voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Ascension Wisconsin over former employees taking jobs with an Ascension hospital, the lawsuit made national news when the court’s injunction barred former employees
Last week, a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin yielded a substantial jury award against Walmart and in favor of the U.S. Equal
Past asbestos-related litigation popularized the term “take-home” lawsuits (e.g., employee inadvertently carried asbestos fibers home from work, causing health issues for family members). Several new COVID-related lawsuits are based on the
