8 results for 'cat:"Employment" AND cat:"Covid-19" AND cat:"Class Action"'.
J. Rubin denies a research company’s motion to transfer venue in this employment dispute brought by a class of former employees residing in various states. The class alleges termination of employment was due to refusal of the mandatory Covid-19 vaccine. “Maryland courts have not addressed the issue of where the ‘wrong’ occurs in cases of fraud, or negligent misrepresentation, when the alleged wrongful act and the alleged loss occur in separate jurisdictions.” The class fails to prove where the alleged wrongful conduct occurred. The company’s motion to dismiss is granted on all claims.
Court: USDC Maryland, Judge: Rubin, Filed On: January 29, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv53, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: employment, covid-19, class Action
J. Tydingco-Gatewood grants class certification to a group of employees that were initially furloughed from a Guam travel company during the Covid-19 pandemic and later laid off en masse without warning, which the employees say violates the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The group of employees is properly numerous and have common and cohesive enough experiences to justify class certification. The lead plaintiff also does not have conflicts of interest, making him an adequate representative of the class.
Court: USDC Guam, Judge: Tydingco-Gatewood, Filed On: December 27, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv23, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: employment, covid-19, class Action
J. Otake denies class certification to former and current Hawaiian Airlines employees who were not granted medical or religious accommodation from the airline’s Covid-19 vaccination policy. Based on the wide range of how the airline determined their accommodation status, including variations of exact job positions and work locations, evidence for potential class members would not be the same and would still require individualized assessments.
Court: USDC Hawaii, Judge: Otake, Filed On: December 11, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv532, NOS: Civil Rights - Habeas Corpus, Categories: covid-19, employment Discrimination, class Action
J. Cartwright denies the healthcare company's motion to dismiss the current and former employees' failure to accommodate claim in their lawsuit alleging that the employees had to go on unpaid leave after the healthcare company rejected their religious exemption applications to the Covid-19 vaccine. The employees plausibly allege that their placement on indefinite unpaid administrative leave was an adverse employment action and not a reasonable accommodation, because the employees allege that the healthcare company could have transferred them to other positions or allowed them to use more protective equipment and measures.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Cartwright, Filed On: November 9, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv5960, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: employment, covid-19, class Action
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J. Gwin grants the employer's motion to dismiss, ruling current employees initially denied religious exemptions to the Covid-19 vaccine mandate lack standing because they were granted exemptions before the suit was filed and, therefore, have not shown the threat of an imminent injury. Meanwhile, those former employees who claim they were constructively discharged after initially being denied exemptions also lack standing because they have not shown disparate treatment or disciplinary actions taken because of their religious beliefs, but rather, they left voluntarily before the adjudication of their requests for exemptions.
Court: USDC Northern District of Ohio, Judge: Gwin, Filed On: July 12, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv2154, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: covid-19, employment Discrimination, class Action
Per curiam, the circuit finds that a police detective's appeal from class claims alleging New York City overreached in mandating Covid-19 vaccinations for employees must be dismissed as moot because the requirement was lifted and remains unlikely to recur.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 16, 2023, Case #: 22-570-cv, Categories: employment, covid-19, class Action