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Every decision we've filed under Labor.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a class certification order, ruling that the district court failed to account for significant variations in employee duties and legal standards. The court held that overly generalized common questions masked disparate individual claims, preventing a class-wide resolution.
The Eighth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that classified a delivery driver as an independent contractor. The appellate court held that the driver was an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act based on the economic realities of the working relationship.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court order denying summary judgment in a Fair Labor Standards Act overtime dispute. The court held that an employee paid under a hybrid salary and day-rate scheme was exempt from overtime requirements because he received a guaranteed biweekly salary.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment confirming a maritime lien for unpaid towage services against two barges. The court held that the lien supplier lacked actual knowledge of a no-lien clause at the time the contract was finalized.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board. This nonprecedential ruling resolves a petition for review filed by Shawn Burns against the Department of Homeland Security.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a motion to remand a state-law assault claim to state court. The panel held that the claim was completely preempted by federal labor law because it alleged a breach of the union's duty of fair representation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit Systems Protection Board's decision to uphold the removal of a postal employee. The court found that the agency satisfied due process requirements by mailing the notice of proposed removal to the employee's address of record.
The Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of Illinois wage claims over unpaid pre-shift COVID-19 screenings at Amazon warehouses. The court held that the Illinois Minimum Wage Law does not incorporate either the federal Portal-to-Portal Act's preliminary-activity exclusion or Amazon's proposed benefit-of-the-employer limitation.
The Ninth Circuit granted mandamus and directed the district court to vacate its order compelling arbitration of Rebecca Orr's individual claims because the district court failed to decide whether federal or California arbitration law supplied its authority to compel arbitration.
The Fourth Circuit denied Steven T. Young's petition for review of the Benefits Review Board's decision. The court found that the employer met its burden of demonstrating suitable alternative employment.