by Mark Travis | Aug 26, 2020 | ADEA
In Lowe v. Walbro, LLC (6th Cir. 19-2386, 8/26/2020), the Sixth Circuit reversed the district court’s summary judgment for the employer against Lowe’s Michigan state-law age discrimination claims. Plaintiff Lowe worked as an area manager for the employer....
by Mark Travis | Aug 26, 2020 | Labor Law
In Thompson v. Marietta [OH] Education Ass’n, (6th Cir. No. 19-4217, 8/25/20), the court affirmed summary judgment for a teachers’ union and school board against Thompson’s claims that Ohio’s system of exclusive representation for teachers violated...
by travisadmin | Aug 21, 2020 | News
In Marquardt v. City of North Cleveland, Ohio (6th Cir., No. 19-4223, 8/19/20), the plaintiff Jamie Marquardt, a captain in the Cleveland EMS, made incendiary comments on his private Facebook page regarding the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year old who was...
by travisadmin | Aug 6, 2020 | Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Davis v. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Tenn. Ct. App., M.S., 8/5/2020), Davis sued the defendant medical center alleging he was discharged because he refused to remain silent about the employer’s failure to enact policies to safeguard its...
by travisadmin | Aug 4, 2020 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Weather Service Employees Ass’n v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (DC Cir., No 19-1163, 7/31/2020), the District of Columbia Circuit overruled a decision of the FLRA, for the second time in less than 60 days. In this case, the Weather Service Employees...
