WELA Alert

Proof of Replacement Outside Protected Class Not Required-But Relevant

WELA ALERT: WASHINGTON COURT OF APPEALS While Proof of Replacement by Someone Outside Protected Class...
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Federal Labor Law Does Not Pre-Empt State Law – Jury?s Interpretation of the CBA Not Required

WELA ALERT: NINTH CIRCUIT ?Federal Labor Law Does Not Pre-Empt State Law Gender Based Hostile...
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Court Does Not Abuse Its Discretion by Declining to Give Pretext Instruction

WELA ALERT: WASHINGTON COURT OF APPEALS Twenty-four Muslim plaintiffs brought an action for religious and...
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Public Employee Has No Right to Send Religious Email Messages in Violation of Department Policy

WELA ALERT: WASHINGTON COURT OF APPEALS Employee was a fire department captain. He began distributing...
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WA SCT to Whether Employer Has Duty To Ensure Meal and Rest Breaks Are Taken

WELA ALERT: WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT In a putative meal break class action, the district court...
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No Attorney-Client Privilege between Corporation and Former Employee

WELA ALERT:? WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT Attorney-Client Privilege Does Not Extend to Communications between Corporation and...
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NELA OPPOSES SENATOR JEFF SESSIONS FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL

On January 4, 2017, The National Employment Lawyers Association issued the following statement opposing the...
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Employee May Pursue Claim Against Union that Refused to Enforce Bump Back Rights

WELA ALERT: NINTH CIRCUIT Plaintiff worked for a community hospital. She was working as a...
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Court Will Decide Standard of Review for Enforcement of EEOC Subpoenas

WELA Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide Standard of Review for Enforcement of EEOC Subpoenas...
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