Last Friday, respondents filed a motion for reconsideration in the Hy-Brand case. As we’ve covered (here and here), the NLRB vacated its decision in Hy-Brand (thus restoring the Obama-era joint-employer standard) because a Board member had a conflict of interest and should have recused himself. The motion argues, among other things, that the Inspector General Report concluding that Member Emanuel should have recused himself lacked support.
President Trump will be in California today to view border wall prototypes in San Diego. California politicians have voiced tepid (at best) responses to the trip. Governor Jerry Brown, in an open letter published yesterday, said that California is focused “on bridges, not walls,” and emphasized the role of welcoming “immigrants and innovators from across the globe” to California’s economic success. California Senator Kevin de León called the President’s visit a “political stunt.”
Court filings made public yesterday in the putative class-action gender discrimination suit against Microsoft revealed that women working in U.S.-based technical jobs at Microsoft filed 238 internal complaints about gender discrimination or sexual harassment between 2010 and 2016. It is not clear how this number compares to that of Microsoft’s competitors, but out of the 118 gender discrimination complaints filed, only one was deemed “founded” by Microsoft. The filings were not sealed, despite Microsoft’s argument that the information be kept secret so as not to deter future reporting.
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July 4
The DOL scraps a Biden-era proposed rule to end subminimum wages for disabled workers; millions will lose access to Medicaid and SNAP due to new proof of work requirements; and states step up in the noncompete policy space.
July 3
California compromises with unions on housing; 11th Circuit rules against transgender teacher; Harvard removes hundreds from grad student union.
July 2
Block, Nanda, and Nayak argue that the NLRA is under attack, harming democracy; the EEOC files a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels; and SEIU Local 1000 strikes an agreement with the State of California to delay the state's return-to-office executive order for state workers.
July 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Department of Labor proposes to roll back minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by public defenders over a union’s Gaza statements, and Philadelphia’s largest municipal union is on strike for first time in nearly 40 years. On Monday, the U.S. […]
June 30
Antidiscrimination scholars question McDonnell Douglas, George Washington University Hospital bargained in bad faith, and NY regulators defend LPA dispensary law.
June 29
In today’s news and commentary, Trump v. CASA restricts nationwide injunctions, a preliminary injunction continues to stop DOL from shutting down Job Corps, and the minimum wage is set to rise in multiple cities and states. On Friday, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA that universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that […]