by travisadmin | Jun 26, 2020 | Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Tidwell v. Holston Methodist Federal Credit Union (Tenn. Ct. App., E.S., 6/25/2020), the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of Tidwell’s claim for retaliatory discharge under the Tennessee Public Protection Act (“TPPA”). Tidwell...
by travisadmin | Jun 23, 2020 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Darrington v. Milton Hershey School (3rd Cir., No. 19-2754, 5/6/2020), the plaintiff spouses, Bradley and Val Darrington, served as house parents for the defendant school. Following their discharge, they sued the school for religious discrimination and retaliation...
by travisadmin | Jun 18, 2020 | Arbitration
In Blanton v. Domino’s Pizza Franchising (6th Cir., No. 19-2388, 6/17/2020) the Sixth Circuit joined all other circuits in holding the arbitrator, not the court, determines the question of arbitrability when the arbitration agreement provides that authority. In...
by travisadmin | Mar 4, 2020 | ADA, News
Last week, in Fisher v. Nissan North America (6th Cir. 2/27/20), the Sixth Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment by the Middle District of Tennessee. Fisher had worked as a production technician on Nissan’s factory line for 14 years with few disciplinary...
by travisadmin | Feb 15, 2020 | Labor Law
In Zeon Chemicals v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 72D (6th Cir., Feb. 13, 2020) the Sixth Circuit reinstated a labor arbitrator’s award. The employee Jenkins, a 22-year employee, was discharged by the employer, Zeon Chemicals, after an incarceration...
