Christopher Walter, Helena Milner-Smith, Louise Freeman, Dan Cooper, Mark Young, and Mark Welch of Covington and Burling write, in part: Travel Counsellors Ltd v Trailfinders Ltd [2021] EWCA is an important case that explores the circumstances creating a duty on a new employer to protect confidential information belonging to the previous employer. An equitable duty of…
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Two school bus drivers suspended for attending Capitol rally sue county superintendent (UPDATED)
Chris Dickerson reports: MARTINSBURG – Two Jefferson County school bus drivers have sued the county school superintendent after they were suspended for attending the rally last week that led to the storming of the U.S. Capitol. Tina Renner and Pamela McDonald filed their lawsuit January 11 in U.S. District Court against Dr. Bondy Shay Gibson….
EEOC Issues New Proposed Wellness Regulations
Gary Blachman, Audra J. Ferguson-Allen, Robert L. Gauss, Kathleen Sheil Scheidt, Tara Schulstad Sciscoe, Christopher S. Sears, Shalina Ann Schaefer, Austin Anderson, and Melissa Proffitt Reese of Ice Miller LLP write: On January 7, 2021, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) released new Proposed Rules on wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The Proposed Rules address…
Amazon Sued For Wiretapping Drivers’ Closed Facebook Groups
Kirsten Errick reports: On Friday, Amazon Flex Driver Drickey Jackson alleged that Amazon “wiretapp(ed) the electronic communications of Amazon Flex Drivers’ closed Facebook groups,” according to a class action complaint filed in the Souther District of California. The complaint noted that “in addition to its own drivers, Amazon contracts out to over 800 service delivery partners. These…