This case presents the question whether the federal Constitution compels Michigan s public schools to collect membership dues for unions that represent public-school employees. Enacted in 2012, Michigan s Public Act 53 provides: A public school employer s use of public school resources to a...   MORE>>

Terri Basden filed a complaint alleging that she was terminated from her employment with Professional Transportation, Inc. (PTI) in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The district court found that Basden had failed to present evidence ...   MORE>>

Judith Barnett appeals the district court s grant of summary judgment against her claims that she was fired from her work because of her age and sex. The district court credited the defense of Barnett s employer that she was let go during a restructuring of the firm only because her expertise wa...   MORE>>

The National Labor Relations Board declared in a rule that employers subject to its jurisdiction would be guilty of an unfair labor practice if they did not post on their properties and on their websites a Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act. 76 Fed. Reg. 54,...   MORE>>

Andrea Olsen was employed by the Capital Regional Medical Center (CRMC) as a mammography technician. Olsen, who has epilepsy, suffered numerous seizures at work. After Olsen was unable to reduce her seizures with CRMC's office accommodations, CRMC placed Olsen on unpaid administrative leave. CRMC of...   MORE>>

The Steel Institute of New York appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (McMahon, J.), which granted the City of New York s cross-motion for summary judgment and dismissed the complaint, alleging that the City s regulation of cranes and othe...   MORE>>

Oakley Dean Baldwin, a Chief Warrant Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves ("Baldwin" or "Appellant"), appeals the district court s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Greensboro, Mitchell Johnson, and Jeryl Covington (collectively, the "City"). The district court held that Baldwi...   MORE>>

Appellant Paul Senra ("Senra"), a former probationary public employee of the Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Town"), alleges that he received insufficient procedural due process in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment in relation to the termination of his employment, and additionally that the To...   MORE>>

Dr. Keith Dookeran was hired by John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in 2000 subject to biennial reappointment. In his 2004 application for reappointment, Dookeran disclosed for the first time that Mercy Hospital, his previous employer, had reprimanded him for creating a hostile work environment....   MORE>>

Appellant Paul Senra ("Senra"), a former probationary public employee of the Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Town"), alleges that he received insufficient procedural due process in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment in relation to the termination of his employment, and additionally that the To...   MORE>>