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Compensation.BLR.com
April 2, 2018
The 6th Circuit panel reversed Gulf's summary judgment win, finding there was a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether the inspectors were guaranteed pay that qualified as a minimum weekly salary. The court held that if the inspectors are to qualify as exempt employees under the FLSA, theÃâà...
pride source.com
March 14, 2018
Lambda Legal Law and Policy Director Jenny Pizer called this latest ruling, in Stephens v. Harris Funeral, an extraordinarily significant decision. The liberal think tank ThinkProgress called it a massive victory. Others are less enthusiastic, but everyone supporting equal rights for LGBT people sees StephensÃâà...
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Blog (blog)
March 10, 2018
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the EEOC and a transgender funeral home employee in Michigan in their suit claiming her termination was unlawful discrimination. The funeral home argued that enforcement of the nondiscrimination law against them violated their religious libertyÃâà...
ABA Journal
March 8, 2018
A nominee to the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is refusing to say whether he believes Roe v. Wade was correctly decided. John Nalbandian told the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing that he didn't want to take a position on the case because the abortionÃâà...
Lexology
March 8, 2018
The U.S. Appeals Court for the Sixth Circuit held today that R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act when it fired a funeral director after she told her boss that she planned to transition from male to female. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex,Ãâà...
Metro Weekly
March 7, 2018
On Wednesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Michigan funeral home had unlawfully discriminated against a transgender employee when it fired her after she informed her employer that she would be presenting as a woman, in accordance with her gender identity. The 6th Circuit'sÃâà...
Bloomberg Big Law Business
March 6, 2018
A semi-retired lawyer who let others draft and sign his name to “one-size-fits-all” pleadings will serve a 90-day suspension, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held Mar. 1. Lawyers transitioning to retirement still need to comply with their ethical obligations. And a lawyer can't allow a filing to beÃâà...
E&E News
February 28, 2018
6th Circuit lifts WOTUS stay as fight over delay heats up. Ariel Wittenberg, E&E News reporter. Published: Wednesday, February 28, 2018. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted its stay of the Obama administration's Clean Water Rule following last month's Supreme Court decision that district courts should reviewÃâà...
The National Law Review
February 28, 2018
On February 22, 2018, the U.S Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals determined a union acted properly when it continued collecting union dues from members who did not follow protocol when seeking to revoke consent to their signed dues checkoff authorizations. Plaintiffs worked for a unionized grocery store inÃâà...
Bloomberg BNA
February 20, 2018
Rethink Retiree Health Benefits, Supreme Court Tells 6th Circuit. FREE TRIAL. From Benefits & Executive Compensation News. Employee Benefits News examines legal developments that impact the employee benefits and executive compensation employers provide, including federal and state legislation,Ãâà...
The National Law Review
December 31, 1999
As anticipated, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals took the formal action of vacating its temporary injunction which had enjoined the enforcement of the Obama-era rule which redefined Waters of the United States (WOTUS) nationwide since 2015. The Court's action was consistent with the United StatesÃâà...
