Daily Labor Report® Index-Summary

ABA

See AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA)

ACQUISITIONS, CORPORATE

See MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

ADA

See AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

ADAAA (ADA AMENDMENTS ACT)

See AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

ADEA

See AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES (ALJs)

– NLRB, Amchan named, District of Columbia, 205:A–11 (10/27/09)

ADOPTION LEAVE

– FMLA interference, retaliation (U.S., rev den), 191:B–10 (10/6/09)

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

– Boeing

– – Boeing Rotorcraft Sys., UAW pact, 201:A–1 (10/21/09)
– – Dreamliner 787 assembly line, S.C. site chosen over Wash., 207:A–7 (10/29/09)

– Bombardier Learjet, IAM pact, 192:A–13 (10/7/09)
– Lockheed Martin Servs., ULPs, IAM organizers targeted for RIF, remedy, 208:A–10 (10/30/09)

AEROSPACE WORKERS (UAW)

– Local 1069, Boeing Rotorcraft Sys., ratification, 201:A–1 (10/21/09)

AFGE

See GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (AFGE)

AFL-CIO

– Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), new officers, 204:A–14 (10/26/09)
– Health care reform, mobilization for public option, 195:A–11 (10/13/09); day of action, leafletting, 205:A–6 (10/27/09)
– ICE raids, I-9 audits, workers rights, report, 206:A–10 (10/28/09)
– Representation, NMB certification based on plurality vote, 189:A–16 (10/2/09)
– Staff, WBNG pact, successor clause, 195:A–11 (10/13/09)
– Young workers, labor agenda, new economy, Shuler outreach, 198:A–12 (10/16/09)

AFSCME

See STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME)

AFT

See TEACHERS (AFT)

AFTRA

See TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS (AFTRA)

AGE DISCRIMINATION

– Ala., AADEA, prima facie case, pretext, elements (Ala. Civ. App.), 199:A–3 (10/19/09)

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA)

– Evidence

– – Indirect, use of McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework (1st Cir.), 200:AA–1 (10/20/09); text, 200:E–1 (10/20/09)
– – Praise, comments, notes, pretext (4th Cir.), 205:A–8 (10/27/09)
– – RIF, comments, statements suggest pretext (M.D. Fla.), 197:A–11 (10/15/09)

– Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3721, S 1756

– Retirement

– – Early retirement waiver, no Ledbetter Act invalidation (11th Cir.), 188:A–3 (10/1/09)
– – Mandatory retirement, 1st Amend. ministerial exception (2d Cir.), 197:A–4 (10/15/09)

– Sovereign immunity, waiver, timing (U.S., rev den), 201:A–4 (10/21/09)
– Surgeon hired at 68, fired at 71, restructuring, skills (S.D.N.Y.), 208:A–1 (10/30/09)
– Tenured position, contract nonrenewal adverse job action (2d Cir.), 205:A–3 (10/27/09)

AGENCIES, FEDERAL

See specific agencies

AGENCY FEES

– City Univ. of N.Y. (CUNY), 1st Amend., chargeability of union expenses (2d Cir.), 198:AA–1 (10/16/09); text, 198:E–5 (10/16/09)

AGRICULTURE

– Cal. heat illness prevention standard, Cal/OSHA compliance report, 197:A–5 (10/15/09)
– Global Horizons Manpower, H-2A workers, breach of contract (Cal. Super. Ct.), 188:A–3 (10/1/09)

AIR TRANSPORTATION

– Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3371

– AirTran Airways, IBT mechanics pact ratified, 202:A–9 (10/22/09)
– Alaska Airlines, IAM vote on pact extensions, 207:A–8 (10/29/09)
– American Airlines, maintenance base closure, Kansas City, Mo., 207:A–11 (10/29/09)
– Bahamasair, Fla., security violation, protected whistleblowing (S.D. Fla.), 202:A–2 (10/22/09)
– Continental Airlines

– – ERISA, sham divorces, QDROs, recoupment (S.D. Texas), 201:AA–1 (10/21/09); text, 201:E–2 (10/21/09)
– – Fleet service, IBT representation petition, 199:A–13 (10/19/09)

– Delta-Northwest merger, NMB, representation elections, 192:A–6 (10/7/09)
– Frontier Airlines, AFA representation petition, 191:A–11 (10/6/09)
– Representation, NMB certification based on plurality vote, 189:A–16 (10/2/09)
– United Airlines, Title VII, Cal. claims, summary judgment abuse, de novo review (Cal. Ct. App.), 197:A–7 (10/15/09)
– US Airways, Vt. job rights, workers' comp laws, individual “agent” liability (Vt.), 196:A–5 (10/14/09)

ALABAMA

– Age bias, AADEA, prima facie case, pretext, elements (Ala. Civ. App.), 199:A–3 (10/19/09)

ALJs

See ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES (ALJs)

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)

– NMB

See NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD (NMB)

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA)

– Meetings

See CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA)

– Buy American provisions, reported effect on stimulus, jobs, exports, municipalities, 194:A–13 (10/9/09)
– Construction, federal contracts, new reporting requirements, FAR compliance, enforcement changes, 201:A–5 (10/21/09)
– Effects, joblessness, recovery threats, economists, lawmakers clash, 208:AA–1 (10/30/09)
– Home loan modifications, UI income projection tool, 203:A–12 (10/23/09)
– Recovery Through Retrofit, home energy efficiency, Biden proposal, 200:A–5 (10/20/09)
– Smart Grid Investment Grants

See GRANTS

– Stimulus data

– – Initial report, 30,000 new jobs, 198:A–11 (10/16/09)
– – State fiscal relief, education jobs, 200:A–7 (10/20/09)

– TGAAA

See TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT (TGAAA)

– Unemployment rates, stimulus effects, GOP criticism, 190:A–4 (10/5/09)

AMERICAN SAMOA

– Tsunami cleanup, DOL grant, 201:A–13 (10/21/09)

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

– ADAAA

– – Implementation, EEOC proposed rule, Q&A, 202:A–1 (10/22/09)
– – Job opportunities, federal action, 191:A–7 (10/6/09)
– – Litigation shift, changes, effects summarized, 205:A–4 (10/27/09)
– – Posting notices, EEOC, 207:A–15 (10/29/09)
– – Prospective application, influence on interpretation (N.D. Ind.), 196:A–1 (10/14/09)

– Essential job function

– – Attendance, failure to return to work (N.D. Texas), 194:A–7 (10/9/09)
– – Disability pension, judicial estoppel, inconsistent statements (7th Cir.), 208:A–5 (10/30/09)

– FRCP Rule 4(m), failed service of process, fault (11th Cir.), 191:A–2 (10/6/09)
– Home health care, Fresno County, consumer challenge to Cal. wage, benefits cuts (N.D. Cal.), 204:A–4 (10/26/09)
– Influenza pandemic, ADA application, CRS report, 205:A–7 (10/27/09); correction, 206:A–15 (10/28/09)
– Interactive process where no accommodation exists (2d Cir.), 192:A–5 (10/7/09)
– Medical inquiries, health risk assessment (HRA) reimbursement requirement, EEOC Op. Letter, 191:A–1 (10/6/09)
– Regarded as disabled

– – Back surgery, balance problem, cane (S.D.N.Y.), 208:A–1 (10/30/09)
– – Pre-2009 claim evaluated under pre-ADAAA law (N.D. Ind.), 196:A–1 (10/14/09)
– – Standing major life activity (W.D. La.), 195:A–10 (10/13/09)
– – Walking, self-care, speaking, MS (7th Cir.), 203:A–1 (10/23/09)

– Seasonal affective disorder, accommodation hardship (7th Cir.), 192:A–1 (10/7/09)
– Staffing service contract, biased effect (W.D. Wis.), 190:A–8 (10/5/09)
– Standing to sue, retaliation, 3d party complaint (9th Cir.), 205:AA–1 (10/27/09)

ANTITRUST

– Wage suppression, class certification denied (N.D. Ill.), 189:A–1 (10/2/09)

APPEALS

– Attorney-client privilege, waiver, appealability of discovery order (U.S., oral arg), 191:AA–1 (10/6/09)
– Summary judgment abuse, de novo review (Cal. Ct. App.), 197:A–7 (10/15/09)

ARBITRATION

– Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1409, S 560

– ESOP fiduciary indemnification rights, legal fees, injunction (E.D. Cal.), 198:A–6 (10/16/09)
– Judicial appeal of authority (N.D. Ill.), 192:A–8 (10/7/09)
– Mandatory

See MANDATORY ARBITRATION

– Successor employer, subcontractor pact (2d Cir.), 195:A–1 (10/13/09); text, 195:E–1 (10/13/09)
– Title VII, choice of remedies grievance arbitration, administrative, or judicial (U.S., rev den), 191:B–8 (10/6/09)

ARIZONA

– Domestic partner benefits, budget, state workers coverage, 197:A–12 (10/15/09)
– Firearms, storage in locked vehicles on workplace lots, 193:A–8 (10/8/09)
– Wage and hour, SelectBuild, overtime, off-the-clock work (C.D. Cal.), 199:A–13 (10/19/09)

ARMED SERVICES

– USERRA

See UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (USERRA)

ASBESTOS

– E&D Enviro. Safety Training, false certifications, Cal/OSHA, fraud indictment (N.D. Cal.), 208:A–4 (10/30/09)
– Handling, notice violations, demolition contractor pleads guilty (E.D. Pa.), 189:A–4 (10/2/09)

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT

See EMPLOYMENT AT WILL

ATTORNEYS

– Baweja Law Grp., settlement funds, criminal fraud, restitution (C.D. Cal..), 190:A–11 (10/5/09)
– Clifford Chance US, negative references, retaliatory “blackballing,” evidence (S.D.N.Y.), 207:AA–1 (10/29/09); correction, 208:A–13 (10/30/09)
– Ex parte communications, NLRB “skip counsel” rule prohibitions, policy memo, 194:A–1 (10/9/09)
– Law firms, diversity employment, EEO report, 205:A–6 (10/27/09)

ATTORNEYS' FEES

– Civil Rights Attorneys' Fees Awards Act, enhancement beyond lodestar, scope of federal courts' discretion (U.S., oral arg), 197:AA–1 (10/15/09)
– ESOP fiduciary indemnification rights, arbitration (E.D. Cal.), 198:A–6 (10/16/09)
– U.S. Supreme Court docket, 2009-2010 term, 189:AA–1 (10/2/09)

AUTO WORKERS (UAW)

– Deere, tentative pact, 15 locals, 189:A–6 (10/2/09); ratified, 191:A–1 (10/6/09)
– Ford, concessionary pact, vote pending, 196:A–15 (10/14/09); pattern bargaining, member goals, overview, 197:A–17 (10/15/09)
– Freightliner, neutrality/card check agreements, LMRA §302, access during organizing (U.S., rev den), 191:B–2 (10/6/09)
– GM, Saturn jobs, 190:A–2 (10/5/09)
– Local 600, LMRA, ERISA, rehire promise “status benefit” (E.D. Mich.), 200:A–9 (10/20/09)

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

– Cal., Vermont Hand Car Wash, wage and hour, criminal arraignment, ULPs, NLRB enforcement (Cal. Super. Ct.), 196:A–10 (10/14/09)
– Chrysler, VEBA, ERISA prohibited transactions exemption (PTE), 190:A–3 (10/5/09)
– Delphi exits bankruptcy, 193:A–12 (10/8/09); correction, 195:A–14 (10/13/09)
– Ford

– – LMRA, ERISA, rehire promise “status benefit” (E.D. Mich.), 200:A–9 (10/20/09)
– – UAW concessionary pact, vote pending, 196:A–15 (10/14/09); pattern bargaining, member goals, overview, 197:A–17 (10/15/09)

– Freightliner, neutrality/card check agreements, LMRA §302, access during organizing (U.S., rev den), 191:B–2 (10/6/09)
– GM, salaried employees, consumer-driven health plans, 204:A–7 (10/26/09)
– Harley-Davidson, ERISA, stock drop, fluctuations not proof of fiduciary imprudence (E.D. Wis.), 196:A–4 (10/14/09)
– Honda, Merrill Lynch, ERISA, 401(k), excessive fees (S.D. Ohio), 198:A–8 (10/16/09)
– Volkswagen, hiring, Tenn. plant, 206:A–12 (10/28/09)

AWARDS

– Mining, Sentinels of Safety, MSHA awards 20, 207:A–11 (10/29/09)