Jury Trial, Summary Judgment, Employment Litigation

A sneak peek at what a religious accommodation trial might look like for a guy who can't work Sundays

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/11/2025

After the case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, on January 30 a federal district court denied dueling motions for summary judgment filed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the U.S. Postal Service, and former Postal...more

Sixth Circuit Rules Jury Must Decide if FLSA Violations Were Willful

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/17/2025

On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in Su v. KDE Equine, LLC that whether an employer willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a fact question best left to the jury. ...more

Paying Workers' Compensation Benefits Does Not Absolve Employer of FMLA Obligations

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 4/12/2021

Many employers that attempt to manage workers’ compensation claims and expenses offer temporary light duty work to employees whose injuries prevent them from performing their regular job functions. The Department of Labor has...more

Stick to Your Story: Employer’s Shifting Termination Justifications Can Cause Employer to Have to Explain Its Discharge Decision...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/10/2019

If you want to avoid potential liability from a former employee, remember a key maxim: Stick to your story about why you made the employment decision. If an employer shifts rationales for its decision or tries to pile on by...more

TN Appeals Court Reinstates Hostile Work Environment and Whistleblower Claims

Butler Snow LLP on 7/8/2019

An individual may file a claim under Tennessee’s “whistleblower statute”—the Tennessee Public Protection Act (TPPA)—if she was fired solely for reporting or refusing to participate in illegal activity. Similar to federal law,...more

Jury Trial › Summary Judgment › Employment Litigation

A sneak peek at what a religious accommodation trial might look like for a guy who can't work Sundays

Sixth Circuit Rules Jury Must Decide if FLSA Violations Were Willful

Paying Workers' Compensation Benefits Does Not Absolve Employer of FMLA Obligations

Stick to Your Story: Employer’s Shifting Termination Justifications Can Cause Employer to Have to Explain Its Discharge Decision...

TN Appeals Court Reinstates Hostile Work Environment and Whistleblower Claims

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