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A Word Puzzle for Justices in Job Bias Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the meaning of the word "file" in a job retaliation case with potentially huge ramifications for workers who allege wage-and-hour violations by their employers.
U.S. Supreme Court Faces Word Puzzle in Job Bias Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the meaning of the word "file" in a job retaliation case with potentially huge ramifications for workers who allege wage-and-hour violations by their employers. At the core of the case is language in the Fair Labor Standards Act's anti-retaliation provision stating that an employee who "file(s) any complaint" is engaged in protected activity. A federal district court and the 7th Circuit ruled that the provision protects internal complaints only if they are written.Supreme Court to decide whether anti-retaliation shield protects only those who complain in writing
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a retaliation lawsuit that seeks to answer a seemingly simple question: What does it mean to "file a complaint"? That question lies at the heart of a case in which a Wisconsin factory worker claimed he was unlawfully fired after verbally complaining to his bosses about the placement of time clocks.High Court to Decide Whether Anti-Retaliation Shield Protects Only Those Who Complain in Writing
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a retaliation lawsuit that seeks to answer a seemingly simple question: What does it mean to "file a complaint"? The question lies at the heart of the case of a Wisconsin factory worker who claimed he was unlawfully fired after verbally complaining to his bosses about the placement of time clocks. The employer argued that only written complaints -- not oral ones -- are protected activity under the anti-retaliation provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the 7th Circuit agreed.
Sooo, Just Keep My Mouth Shut: Can Workers Only Complain in Writing?
The Supreme Court grants cert in Kasten v. Saint Gobain Performance Plastics, a case addressing the Fair Labor Standards Act's anti-retaliation provision. The 7th Circuit held that under the provision, only written complaints, not oral ones, count as protected activity.
In-House Lawyer Loses Whistleblower Case in Minnesota
Last month, after a four-year legal saga, the Minnesota Supreme Court denied attorney Brian Kidwell whistleblower protection in his wrongful discharge suit. The court, which took two years to issue a decision, found Kidwell was simply fulfilling the duties of his job as in-house counsel.
In-House Lawyer Loses Whistleblower Case
When Sybaritic Inc., general counsel Brian Kidwell alerted senior management to suspected illegal activity at his company, he knew the news could come back to hurt him. Before making the report, he even researched the law on whistleblowers to see what protections he might have if the company retaliated, according to his testimony later at trial.Docketwatch: Cases up for argument at the Supreme Court
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