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February 28, 2022
4 Ketanji Brown Jackson Decisions Impacting Transportation
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has addressed various transportation-related issues in a nearly decadelong career as a Washington, D.C., jurist, authoring decisions clarifying the federal courts' reach in matters concerning ride-hailing services, aviation accidents and ships held in port.
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February 25, 2022
4 Ketanji Brown Jackson Rulings Workplace Attys Should See
A look at the labor and employment rulings from D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, whom President Joe Biden has picked to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, reveals some noteworthy wins for unions and a willingness to delve deeply into how landmark high court decisions like Wal-Mart v. Dukes should be applied.
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September 03, 2021
5 Arbitration Rulings You May Have Missed So Far In 2021
Arbitration agreements are a frequent flashpoint early in wage and hour litigation, forcing judges to decide whether to enforce the parties' apparent commitment to resolve claims out of court. Here, Law360 reviews five rulings from this year on whether to send a case to arbitration.
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May 28, 2021
Lyft Fights Driver's Appeal Of Sick Leave Arbitration Order
A D.C. federal judge shouldn't let a driver immediately appeal to the D.C. Circuit a ruling forcing her to arbitrate claims that Lyft unlawfully denied paid sick leave, because dragging out the case goes against federal arbitration law, the ride-hailing company has said.
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May 25, 2021
Workers' Rights Org. Backs Lyft Driver's Sick Leave Appeal
The D.C. Circuit should get to consider whether Lyft drivers are engaged in interstate commerce and therefore exempt from a federal arbitration law, a worker-side employment law group said in a friend-of-the-court filing in a D.C. federal court case regarding paid sick leave.
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May 13, 2021
Lyft Driver Eyes Quick DC Circuit Appeal In Sick Leave Fight
A Lyft driver suing for sick leave benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic sought permission Thursday to pursue a fast-tracked D.C. Circuit appeal of a recent ruling that determined rideshare and ride-hail drivers are not workers engaged in interstate commerce who would otherwise be exempt from arbitration.
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April 23, 2021
DC Lyft Driver Must Arbitrate COVID-19 Sick Leave Suit
A D.C. federal judge said Lyft's valid arbitration agreement dooms a driver's lawsuit seeking sick leave benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that rideshare and ride-hail drivers aren't workers engaged in interstate commerce who'd otherwise be exempt from arbitration.
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September 08, 2020
4 COVID-19 Benefits Cases To Watch In 2020's Home Stretch
Benefits attorneys will be keeping an eye on suits over coronavirus leave, paid sick time, benefit plan participation requirements and notices to laid-off workers in 2020's final months — and they warn that if these lawsuits gain traction, a flood of similar cases could follow.
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July 22, 2020
DC AG Backs Lyft Driver In Sick Leave Arbitration Dispute
The Washington, D.C., attorney general's office weighed in on a Lyft driver's suit challenging the ride-hailing company's failure to provide paid sick leave, saying in a Tuesday court filing that D.C. public policy discourages companies from trapping workers and consumers behind mandatory arbitration clauses.
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July 15, 2020
Driver Rips Lyft's Arbitration Bid In DC Sick Leave Spat
A former Lyft driver told a D.C. federal court Tuesday that the ride-hailing company can't hide behind its arbitration agreement to dodge proposed class claims it's flouting D.C. law by failing to provide paid sick leave to drivers.