Wednesday, April 23, 2014

US Supreme Court: The Court held that the US Constitution does not invalidate a Michigan constitutional amendment that prohibits the use of race-based preferences as part of the admissions process for state universities
Law Court: In affirming interlocutory denial of summary judgment to individual defendant in Maine Civil Rights Act (MCRA) claim, the court held that absolute immunity under the Maine Tort Claims Act does not apply to claims under the MCRA, and that disputed issues of material fact precluded summary judgment for defendant on common-law qualified immunity
First Circuit: In reversing summary judgment for employer and granting it on liability for employees in FLSA overtime case, the court held that “per diem” that was paid to plaintiffs in addition to their regular hourly wages was based upon and thus varied with the number of hours worked per week, and thus should have been included in calculating overtime

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