On July 2, 2015, NELA filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff-appellees in Monroe v. FTS USA, LLC, No. 14-6063 (6th Cir.). This case asks the court to affirm a jury’s verdict that FTS’s company-wide policy requiring its cable technicians to work overtime hours without...
NELA Amicus Brief_FINAL_7.02.15.pdf
On July 2, 2015, NELA filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff-appellees in Monroe v. FTS USA, LLC, No. 14-6063 (6th Cir.). This case asks the court to affirm a jury’s verdict that FTS’s company-wide policy requiring its cable technicians to work overtime hours without compensation...
On May 2, 2014, NELA joined AARP in submitting an amicus curiae brief in Rochow v. Life Insurance Co. of North America , No. 12-2074, pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc , in support of plaintiff the Estate of Daniel Rochow. John J. Cooper of the...
Rochow Amicus Brief - AARP and NELA1.pdf
On March 3, 2014, NELA filed an amicus curiae brief in Travers v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of plaintiff Patricia Travers who was wrongfully terminated in violation of the ADA and in retaliation for taking FMLA...
Amicus Brief 03.03.14 Final.pdf
NELA’s amicus brief joins with the plaintiffs and their counsel in urging the Sixth Circuit to adopt the majority view of Circuits around the country that court-initiated sanctions under section 1927 requires a finding of bad faith by the trial court. No such finding was made in this...
NELA Amicus_Howe v Akron_04 23 2013.pdf