Federal judges shouldn't issue injunctions in failure-to-bargain cases unless concrete evidence shows that the employer's snub of the union will cause harm, a split Sixth Circuit panel has decided, dissolving an injunction against a Michigan hospital and creating a circuit split on the question of when such injunctions are appropriate.
An Illinois federal judge declined Monday to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging a hospital fired an employee for failing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate after she had an allergic reaction to the medicine, stating her allergy could count as a disability.
The U.S. Department of Labor could make wage and hour policy even more of a priority, as the acting secretary, who previously led the department's Wage and Hour Division, staffs up with top aides from that subagency.