The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has created the new position of director of workplace relations to confront workplace harassment issues in the appellate, trial and bankruptcy courts within the Circuit’s jurisdiction. This was in the wake ...
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Could this still be happening? Sexual harassment rarely exists by itself; rather, it is an intersectional claim of discrimination, meaning that pay equity claims and other types of unlawful discrimination usually are part of a larger scope of actionable events. ...
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Teenagers who begin their first jobs are eager to please their supervisors and are thrilled to receive a paycheck! Often, they do not read what they sign — by way of a handbook. Recently the EEOC has sued Del Taco, ...
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The hostile work environment theory under Title VII and State Human Rights Law requires a showing of severe or pervasive acts. The harassment often extends over several years and statutes of limitation capture the most recent acts of discrimination. The ...
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Last month Serena Williams played in her first major tournament since giving birth to her daughter. She had to enter the French Open unseeded, as her protected No. 1 ranking from the Women’s Tennis Association did not apply to the ...
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A hostile work environment can be created if the sexual harassment is severe or pervasive. The harassment can extend over a period of time such that the normal 300-day statute of limitations for a Title VII claim is modified if ...
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The reported settlement of a charge filed at the EEOC by Jessica Casucci against her employer, Ernst and Young, involves Jessica leaving the firm. Jessica had first filed an internal complaint with the firm’s global diversity officer but was allegedly ...
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Plaintiff-appellant, Anthony Paganas appeals from a judgment entered on Dec. 6, 2016, dismissing his claim for overtime pay under FLSA and the New York Labor Law. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Total Management Solution, LLC (TMS). ...
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If you live in the five boroughs of New York City, it is arguable that you have more civil rights than anywhere else in the state! That is largely due to the New York City Human Rights Law and its ...
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The Court of Appeals has clarified rules governing when interns are entitled to salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The case is Wang v. Hearst Corporation, decided on Dec. 8, 2017(16-3302-cv). The following factors are controlling when interns are ...
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The Second Circuit has now clarified what reasonable care was due to an employee who complained to her co-workers about sexual harassment and in turn the co-workers told a supervisor, who asked the employee about the situation. The issue was ...
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When David Mullins and Charlie Craig walked into Masterpiece Cakeshop, a bakery in Denver, Colorado, they had no inkling that the encounter would take them to the U.S. Supreme Court. All they wanted was a wedding cake, but the bakery’s ...
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