by Mark Travis | Sep 12, 2024 | Labor Law
In Quickway Transportation v. National Labor Relations Board, Teamsters Union Local 89 (Intervenor), Sixth Circuit, Nos. 23-1780/1820 (Sept. 11, 2024), the Union had successfully organized the employees at Quickway’s Louisville, Kentucky distribution facility....
by Mark Travis | Sep 3, 2024 | Title VII
After a four-day trial and three days of deliberations, a jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee found in favor of the plaintiff Ariel Schlosser, awarding $58,170.00 in back pay incurred subsequent to her resignation. Schlosser was hired as a certified diver for...
by Mark Travis | Sep 1, 2024 | Labor Law, Title VII
In Moore v. Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated (6th Cir., No. 23-3775, 08/22/2024), the plaintiff Moore signed a Second Chance Agreement (SCA) after a positive drug test. Later, due to an insubordination charge, he signed a Last Chance Agreement (LCA) which...
by Mark Travis | Aug 30, 2024 | Title VII
In Sturgill v. American Red Cross (6th Cir., No. 24-1011, 08/21/2024), the employer fired Sturgill for not getting a COVID vaccination, finding that she was medically—but not religiously—opposed to the vaccine. Sturgill sued, alleging a failure to accommodate her...
by Mark Travis | May 31, 2024 | Arbitration
Last week, in Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, 144 S.Ct. 1186, 2024 WL 2333424 (May 23, 2024), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that when there are two conflicting contracts between the parties – one that requires a court to address a question of arbitrability...
