Top corporate legal officers and executives are seeing a significant influx of leave and accommodation requests tied to workers' mental health, and an uptick in requests for pregnancy-related job modifications, according to a survey released Wednesday by Littler Mendelson PC.
Three labor unions cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in their lawsuit alleging a government surveillance program scours online activity for viewpoints the Trump administration dislikes and leverages the threat of immigration enforcement to suppress speech, arguing that the high court's decision supports their standing in the case.
The Third Circuit on Tuesday held that a pilot who sued Piedmont Airlines Inc. for allegedly discriminating against him by refusing him a $70,000 bonus because he was away on military duty must arbitrate his claims because it involves an interpretation of his union's collective bargaining agreement.