Car Dealer Challenges Default Judgment For DOL In Pandemic Firing Suit

Mealey's (August 11, 2022, 9:48 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — Operators of an Austin, Texas, luxury car dealer who are accused in a federal court in Texas by the secretary of Labor of retaliating against an employee who warned others about potential COVID-19 hazards in the workplace moved on Aug. 9 to set aside entry of a default judgment one day earlier and argued that the circumstances surrounding a recent settlement with the National Labor Relations Board were not properly presented in the secretary’s motion....