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Judge adds Butler County court as defendant in probation officer's discrimination case
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has applied joinder to litigation brought by a Butler probation officer who alleged he was discriminated against by his superiors for requesting time off due to stress and anxiety, by approving the Butler County Court of Common Pleas to be listed as an additional defendant. -
Paul Lancaster Adams Named as a Lawdragon Legend of the 500
Paul Lancaster Adams Named as a Lawdragon Legend of the 500. -
Butler County wants to add local court system as defendant in probation officer's anxiety discrimination lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – Butler County seeks to apply joinder to litigation brought by a Butler probation officer who alleged he was discriminated against by his superiors for requesting time off due to stress and anxiety, by joining the Butler County Court of Common Pleas as an additional defendant. -
Widow who sued Tyson Foods over husband's COVID appeals loss to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a meatpacking supervisor for Tyson Foods who claimed that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year and had her case dismissed by a federal judge, is now appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Judge tosses lawsuit brought by wife of Tyson Foods supervisor who died of COVID-19
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a meatpacking supervisor for Tyson Foods who brought litigation against the company in claiming that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year, has seen her case dismissed by a federal judge. -
Wrongful death lawsuit against Tyson Foods over COVID-19 precautions will remain in federal court
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a meatpacking supervisor for Tyson Foods who brought litigation against the company, alleging that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year, will not see her case remanded to state court. -
Butler County argues no truth to claims that probation officer was discriminated against for requesting medical leave
PITTSBURGH – Butler County counters litigation brought by a Butler probation officer who alleged he was discriminated against by his superiors for requesting time off due to stress and anxiety, by arguing that the officer’s version of events are mistaken and that his claims are baseless. -
Butler probation officer undergoing work-related anxiety says he was discriminated against for taking medical leave
PITTSBURGH – A Butler probation officer says that he was discriminated against by his superiors when he sought to take leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, for work-related stress and anxiety that he was suffering. -
Third Circuit: In longtime rail project suit, FERA retroactively applies to any case pending when law was passed
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court unanimously ruled that an amendment to the False Claims Act which lowered the burden of proof on whistleblowers does apply retroactively, to any case pending when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that the amendment was designed to cover. -
Mine worker crushed by bolter boom sues machine manufacturer
PITTSBURGH — The manufacturers and distributers of a bolter miner are facing a suit after a former mine worker was struck and crushed when the machine suddenly moved on its own. Jerry Michael Baker, Amy Baker, filed a complaint May 21 in the U.S. -
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP: Checking the Lost & Found for Missing Participants: What Plan Sponsors Need to Be Doing!
In response to ongoing requests by plan sponsors, service providers and industry associations alike, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued informal, legally nonbinding guidance earlier this year to help address issues surrounding missing retirement plan participants. -
Judge throws out meatpacking workers' COVID-19 safety lawsuit against OSHA
SCRANTON – A federal judge has granted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit from workers at a meat processing plant, litigation which alleged the agency refused to enforce COVID-19 pandemic protocols in spite of receiving complaints about the workplace situation. -
Tyson Foods says widow's case over husband's COVID-19 death should be governed by Worker's Compensation Act
PHILADELPHIA – Tyson Foods argues that claims brought by the widow of a meatpacking supervisor, alleging that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year, are the exclusive domain of the Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Act and not a federal court. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Labor Department Recovers $35,492 in Overtime Back Wages for 12 Employees of Pittsburgh Area Ambulance Service
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Jefferson Hills Area Ambulance Association – a private ambulance service operating as Southeast Regional EMS in Clairton and Elizabeth, Pennsylvania – has paid $35,492 in back wages to 12 first responder employees for violating overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). -
American Airlines class action update: Employee profit-sharing plan case stayed, upon result of separate case
PHILADELPHIA – A class action lawsuit over a profit-sharing plan between employees and American Airlines Group has been stayed by a federal judge, pending a decision in a separate, but related action. -
Meatpacking plant workers update: They say OSHA's denial of COVID hazard conditions is 'arbitrary and capricious'
SCRANTON – Workers at a meatpacking plant in Northeastern Pennsylvania allege not only a failure by their company to protect its workers from contracting the coronavirus, but a response from federal government agencies denying the issue as “arbitrary and capricious.” -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Federal Court Orders Commercial Laundry to Pay Additional $527,986 in Back Wages and Damages After U.S. Department of Labor Appeal
Following an appeal by the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ordered Central Laundry Inc., owner George Rengepes and business operator James Rengepes to pay $527,986 in back wages and liquidated damages in addition to the $478,539 awarded by the court in 2018. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on Aug. 6
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Aug. 6 in the suits below: -
Aug. 6: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "labor" cases
The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Aug. 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Court activity on Aug. 6: Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor vs Red Lion Home Care Inc.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor against Red Lion Home Care Inc., Scott Race and Stuart Race on Aug. 6.