A New York federal court tossed a fired Mount Sinai West security supervisor's retaliation claim, ruling that 13 months between his complaint about pay and his termination were too long to establish a causal link, while sending his overtime and weekly wage claims toward trial.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal court that it was withdrawing a suit seeking records on Nike's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and other corporate practices, saying the sports apparel giant has given the agency what it wants.
A year after the California Supreme Court upheld a state law provision regarding the payment of arbitration fees, employers no longer have to fear that inadvertently late payments will cause wage claims to return to court, but they could have to show that delayed payments were not willful or grossly negligent.