Slowed case handling at the backlogged National Labor Relations Board is sapping unfair labor practice charges of the leverage they once provided unions, particularly in bargaining disputes and other time-sensitive matters, attorneys said.
The Sixth Circuit reopened a Michigan school superintendent's lawsuit alleging she was subjected to a sham misconduct investigation and involuntarily placed on leave because she's a woman who made unpopular decisions, ruling a trial court applied an improperly high standard when it refused to let her amend her complaint.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told the Second Circuit that a lower court was wrong to toss an ex-travel plaza worker's sex harassment suit, stating that just because the business didn't employ the alleged harasser doesn't mean it can't be held liable for failing to take action.