--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=231" date: "2026-06-03T02:59:20+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues Our Monthly Report on Labor Law Issues, also known as the Employment Law Bulletin, is a monthly newsletter that covers a wide range of labor law issues, including affirmative action plans, strikes, OSHA regulations, minimum wage requirements, and more. Other topics covered have included issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as workplace walk-outs and strikes, vaccinations, and employee rights related to positive test results and quarantine. The newsletter also covers issues related to discrimination, such as artificial intelligence and racial bias, and issues related to unions, such as organizing efforts and union successes at companies like Amazon and Starbucks. The newsletter also covers issues related to taxes, immigration, and court cases related to labor law. ***[Stay informed and avoid legal missteps, by subscribing to email updates here.](https://wimlaw.com/updates)*** [ ![Mask pattern on blue background](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/b2/ignat-dolomanov-fK3vyAKlhd8-unsplash-b2b91868.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1252:covid-19-litigation-trends&catid=53)## [Recent Trends in Covid-19 Litigation](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1252:covid-19-litigation-trends&catid=53) July 27, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Many businesses purchase business interruption insurance to protect the company against disasters. Almost 2,000 lawsuits have been filed against insurers on the issue of whether COVID-19-related shutdowns constitute a "direct physical loss of or damage to" property, as defined in the language of many business interruption insurance policies. To date, virt… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1252:covid-19-litigation-trends&catid=53) [ ![Black Lives Matter sign, outdoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/25/jakayla-toney-qW3HILJUXXM-unsplash-257d64cd.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1253:blm-legal-rulings&catid=53)## [Black Lives Matter Buttons and Bans Result in Various Legal Rulings](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1253:blm-legal-rulings&catid=53) July 27, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Cases are starting to come out now dealing with the subject of whether an employer can ban buttons pertaining to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. The cases involve various legal theories such as the concerted activity doctrine under the Labor Act, the discrimination laws, and the free speech laws pertaining to public employers under the First Amendme… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1253:blm-legal-rulings&catid=53) [ ![old man walking dogs outdoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/1e/centre-for-ageing-better-Lt7J1rBSg0o-unsplash-1e903c3f.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1254:white-sue-permission-employers-diversity&catid=53)## ["Old White Man" Allowed to Sue Employer's Diversity and Inclusion Plan](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1254:white-sue-permission-employers-diversity&catid=53) July 27, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) In DiBenedetto v. AT&T Services, Inc., a 58-year-old White male defeated the defendant AT&T's efforts to dismiss his case in connection with a reduction in force. The question according to the Atlanta federal court was whether the plaintiff had alleged sufficient facts to plausibly support an inference that his termination was motivated in part by… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1254:white-sue-permission-employers-diversity&catid=53) [ ![microphone, indoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/da/pamela-buenrostro-pb4WmJQpfnA-unsplash-da5a9ffe.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1244:union-organization-attention&catid=53)## [Union Organizing Efforts across the Country Continue to Draw Attention](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1244:union-organization-attention&catid=53) June 23, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Recent Gallup polls indicate that the public has a favorable opinion of unions with a near record high of 68%, and with the "great resignation," and workers demanding their rights, union organizing across the country is drawing attention. For those employers thinking they are beset with employment litigation, consider the fact that the National Labor Relati… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1244:union-organization-attention&catid=53) [ ![supreme court of the united states](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/scotus-richard-cohrs-DeRk8Mlnd78-unsplash-17aa33f2.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1243:scotus-arbitration-exceptions-litigation&catid=53)## [Supreme Court Explains Limits to Arbitration Exceptions to Court Litigation](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1243:scotus-arbitration-exceptions-litigation&catid=53) June 23, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) A majority of employees in the U.S. are now covered by individual arbitration agreements prohibiting them from bringing lawsuits in court and also prohibiting the bringing of class or collective actions. There has been a slow but steady increase in the use of such individual arbitration agreements, as employers believe they are quicker, cheaper, more privat… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1243:scotus-arbitration-exceptions-litigation&catid=53) [ ![bullseye target, darts](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/30/bullseye-mauro-gigli-1JX4J_kq7sU-unsplash-3068f1f8.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1245:attractive-target-plaintiff-lawyer&catid=53)## [10 Things That Might Make Your Company an Attractive Target to a Plaintiff's Lawyer](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1245:attractive-target-plaintiff-lawyer&catid=53) June 23, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Wimberly & Lawson attorneys Kathleen Jennings, Paul Oliver, and Jim Wimberly conducted a webinar on June 2, 2022, dealing with the above subject. The following outline was prepared dealing with the subject matter highlights: [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1245:attractive-target-plaintiff-lawyer&catid=53) [ ![bronze statue of the balance of law, indoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/57/tingey-injury-law-firm-L4YGuSg0fxs-unsplash-57b386ed.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1255:employer-lawsuit-background-check-victory&catid=53)## [Employer Wins Lawsuit over Background Checks Even Though It Failed to Show Applicant Copy of the Report](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1255:employer-lawsuit-background-check-victory&catid=53) June 23, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) places a number of obligations on employers who use third-party background or credit check companies to check past records of applicants or employees. The FCRA gives a person a right to sue for violations, but a recent case dealt with a "bare procedural violation" of the FCRA which did not cause any harm to the plaintiff… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1255:employer-lawsuit-background-check-victory&catid=53) [ ![safety meeting inside warehouse](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/c7/learning-g603ab1a54_1920-c7282d75.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1234:heat-protections-osha&catid=53)## [Worker Heat Protections Being Pushed by OSHA](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1234:heat-protections-osha&catid=53) June 07, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Instruction effective April 8, 2022, establishing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards. This program has been implemented pending OSHA's pursuit of a health rule governing indoor and outdoor work which it announced about eight months ago, taking… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1234:heat-protections-osha&catid=53) [ ![shield on the wall](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/5a/pawel-czerwinski-RovCBKMfK_k-unsplash-5aee8477.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1235:cobra-coverage-notices-challenged-court&catid=53)## [COBRA Coverage Notices Are Being Widely Challenged in Court](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1235:cobra-coverage-notices-challenged-court&catid=53) June 07, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) requires employers to issue notices to employees that there are options to continue healthcare coverage at their own expense following their termination or certain reductions in work hours. 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Wade Issue Results in Discussion of Benefit Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1236:roe-wade-benefits-discussion&catid=53) June 07, 2022 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) The media has been full of information about a leaked draft of a majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court, suggesting that the Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, the 50-year-old decision that makes abortion a constitutional right until the fetus becomes viable. Should this opinion be issued, the result is that state law will take precedence. 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