Employment Law – the latest on Walmart’s worker strike, Dodd-Frank whistleblowers, employment non-discrimination act and more.
A photo of
two Rubbermaid containers in a suburban Ohio Walmart has gone viral this week. It isn’t the bins themselves causing alarm, but their proposed contents: “Please donate food items here so Associates in need can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner,” reads a sign… [
Read More ]
A recent decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed that the anti-retaliation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act only confer protections to whistleblowers who report conduct to the Securities and Exchange Commission… [
Read More ]
In
Ostrowski v. Con-way Freight, Inc., No. 12-3800, 2013 WL 5814131 (3d Cir. Oct. 30, 2013), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed that an employer may discharge a driver sales representative (“DSR”) who suffers from alcoholism for violating a return to work agreement (“RWA”) that prohibits the use of drugs or alcohol… [
Read More ]
On Friday, November 7th, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that would outlaw discrimination against LGBT people in the workplace. The vote passed by a wide two-to-one margin, with 64 Senators voting in favor and 32 opposing the bill. Currently, only 21 states have legal protections for their LGBT workers, and advocates have been fighting for legislation at the national level since the bill was first introduced almost two decades ago… [
Read More ]
Related Events
For a complete list of all Employment & Benefits upcoming events:
Click Here
For a list of past Employment & Benefits conference proceedings:
Click Here
Tags: Employment Law, Weekly Industry News