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World of Employment
Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020
By Ryan Kunkel, Karin Jones, Bryan Hawkins, Caroline Sundbaum, James Dale
As 2019 comes to an end, employers should know about important new obligations that will ring in their new year. Our Labor & Employment experts offer some guidance on critical…
Employer Law Report
A holly jolly holiday party: Keeping this year’s gathering fun and safe for all
To borrow a line from a well-known Andy Williams song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” The months of November through January are known for office holiday parties.…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
The Worst Employer of 2019 is…
After a year of gathering 20 very worthy nominees, whittling it down to 10 awful finalists, and compiling hundreds upon hundreds of your votes, today is the day to declare…
The Right Coast
Again. California uniformed deputies denied service at Starbucks
Bianco s tweet cited anti-police culture repeatedly displayed by Starbucks employees and it is getting hard to deny that accusation. This is the third such anti-cop behavior in the short…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Professor Linda Mullenix Files Equal Pay Lawsuit Against University of Texas Law School
By Tracy Thomas
From the complaint in Mullenix v. University of Texas (W.D. Tex. filed 12/12/19)Plaintiff Linda Susan Mullenix files Plaintiff’s Original Complaint & Jury Demand, and sues the University of Texas for violations of…
PrawfsBlawg
Jewish-as-race-or-national-origin
Main Thursday, December 12, 2019Jewish-as-race-or-national-originI have not weighed in on the dispute over the administration's new order on anti-Semitism and Title VI. I do not like the new regs in…
The Faculty Lounge
The Trump Executive Order on Anti-Semitism Has Been Badly Misrepresented
Contrary to considerable alarmism -- much of it stoked by misleading coverage in the New York Times and Washington Post -- President Trump's Executive Order on anti-Semitism does not classify…
Simple Justice
McKinnon’s Transition and Goldman’s Gambit
In an op-ed, competitive cyclist and philosophy prof Rachel McKinnon stands her ground. Soon after my win, Donald Trump Jr. threw a Twitter tantrum about me. I’ve seen a huge uptick in…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Understanding the Outdated but Pervasive Legal Definitions of Sexual Harassment
By Tracy Thomas
Brian Soucek & Vicki Schultz, Sexual Harassment by Any Other Name, 2019 U. Chi. Legal F. 229The New York Times won a Pulitzer and helped ignite the #MeToo movement with…
PrawfsBlawg
Eric Rasmusen, IU, and the First Amendment
Main Monday, November 25, 2019Eric Rasmusen, IU, and the First AmendmentFor those who missed it, Indiana-Bloomington Provost (and law professor) Lauren Robel issued a public statement excoriating business professor Eric…