We are pleased to share an arbitration order we received in favor of our client, American Federation of Government Employees, Local 547. The arbitrator awarded the Union $24,922.11 in dues the James A. Haley VA Hospital improperly failed to deduct from employee paychecks due to a delay in processing Form 1187s. The arbitrator found that the delay […]
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Student-Interns
On September 11, 2015, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment in Billy Schumann, et al v. Collier Anesthesia, P.A., et al, where Kwall, Showers, Barack & Chilson, P.A. represents a class of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists (“SRNAs”). The entire order can be found here. The SRNAs were students at Wolford College, a for-profit […]
Federal Court Finds Race-Based Assignments Were Unlawful and Grants Summary Judgment for Employee
On Monday, a federal judge granted an employee’s motion for summary judgment, finding, as a matter of law, that she was the victim of unlawful employment discrimination. In the fall of 2013, Syrenthia Dysart, a nurse at Palms of Pasadena hospital, was prevented from caring for a patient because of the color of her skin. […]
Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects President’s Recess Appointments in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning
Today, in NLRB v. Noel Canning, a labor law case with much broader implications, the U.S. Supreme Court reached the same result as the D.C. Circuit – that the recess appointments at issue were invalid – but based its conclusion on different reasoning. This case arose when a 3-member National Labor Relations Board panel held that Noel […]
Florida Supreme Court: Florida Law Prohibits Pregnancy Discrimination
As those of us who represent employees in Florida have long suspected, the Florida Supreme Court confirmed today that pregnancy discrimination is a prohibited by the Florida Civil Rights Act (“FCRA”). Although it is not specifically enumerated as a protected status in the FCRA, because pregnancy is a condition unique to women, pregnancy discrimination is […]
Senate Votes to Protect LGBT Workers from Discrimination
Yesterday, the United States Senate voted (64-32) to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”). Although ten republican senators voted in favor of the legislation, there is little hope that it will pass the republican-controlled House of Representatives given Speaker John Boehner’s lack of support. Still, this is a move in the right direction for equal […]