Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, U.S. Appeals Court Rules July 11, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Since workers’ compensation shields an employer from liability, an insurer may not be able to rely on an employer liability...
New York Law Protecting Warehouse Workers From ‘Unreasonable Quotas’ Goes Into Effect June 22, 2023 Legislation aimed at protecting New York warehouse workers from “unreasonably demanding work quotas” is now in effect. New York Governor...
Jury Awards Ex-Starbucks Manager $25.6 Million Over Firing After Arrests of 2 Black Men June 16, 2023 CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged...
Jury Should Decide ‘Borrowed Employee’ Liability, New Jersey High Court Affirms June 6, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Jersey Supreme Court has affirmed that whether an employer is vicariously liable under the borrowed-employee doctrine is a...
New York City Enacts Law Banning Discrimination Based on Weight, Height May 30, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed into law a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a...
New York Dairy Farm Workers Gain $150K in Unpaid Wages May 23, 2023 A settlement in New York in a wage theft case has resulted in two dairy farm workers receiving nearly $150,000...
University Employees Say They Were Fired for Using ‘He/Him,’ ‘She/Her’ in Emails May 23, 2023 By Bobby Caina Calvan Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at a small Christian university in western New York, acknowledge their...
Jury Awards $22M in Back Pay Verdict, Biggest Ever Win by Labor Department May 12, 2023 A federal court jury has awarded back wages of more than $22 million to the U.S. Department of Labor for...
Australia Contractor Downer Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Misreporting on Contract April 3, 2023 Australian contractor Downer said on Monday it faces a shareholder class action for allegedly making some misrepresentations and withholding certain...
Swiss Re Faces $6.3M Claim Over Sex Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal March 30, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking...