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Discrimination
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HR Defense
New York City Expands Independent Contractor Rights Amidst a Budding National Trend
Last month, New York City joined an emerging national trend toward increased protections for independent contractors and freelance workers, adopting a new law, Int. 136-A, extending to independent contractors and…
PrawfsBlawg
A pleading question
Main Sunday, November 24, 2019A pleading questionThe Comcast argument from two weeks ago featured competing hypotheticals designed to show proximate cause under § 1981, but instead showed the problem of…
BeLabor the Point
LGBTQ Rights in Employment: Does it Boil Down to the “Bathroom Use” Question Again?
By Thomas Raine
Ver la versión en español aquí When the first transgender discrimination case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts asked, “What do we do about bathrooms?” Now, The Supreme…
Simple Justice
The Ghettos Of Long Island
Long Island is a collection of ghettos, primarily grouped by race and relative wealth.* The latter can’t be helped, as million dollar homes cost a million dollars, but the former…
Labor & Employment Insights
Same Name, Different Blame: Sixth Circuit Finds Distinction Between Troopers in Race
By J. William Manuel, Anne R. Yuengert
One of the essential factors for plaintiffs in discrimination cases can be showing that they were treated differently than a similarly situated co-worker -- the inference being that they were…
The EPL Advisor
The Supreme Court Asks DOJ for Input on the Scope of Title VII
Recently, the United States Supreme Court invited the U.S. Solicitor General of the Department of Justice to weigh in on a petition to revive the discrimination case of Peterson v.…
PrawfsBlawg
Pleading yourself out of court and other thoughts on Comcast
Main Sunday, November 17, 2019Pleading yourself out of court and other thoughts on ComcastSome thoughts after listening to arguments in Comcast, where the question was the causation standard ("but-for" or…
California Employment Law Update
November 2019 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2019 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Court…
California Employment Law Update
Discriminatory Failure-To-Hire Claim Must Be Brought Under The FEHA
By Tony Oncidi
Williams v. Sacramento River Cats Baseball Club, LLC, 40 Cal. App. 5th 280 (2019) Wilfert Williams sued the Sacramento River Cats Baseball Club under a common law tort action for…
California Employment Law Update
College Professor Was Retaliated Against For Complaining About Hostile Environment
By Tony Oncidi
Gupta v. Trustees of the Cal. State Univ., 40 Cal. App. 5th 510 (2019) Rashmi Gupta was denied a promotion to associate professor and lifetime tenure at San Francisco State…