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Discrimination
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Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies the Test for Comparator Evidence under McDonnell Douglas
A plaintiff asserting a discrimination claim under Title VII must make a preliminary showing that her claims have merit. She can do so in a variety of ways, one of…
Employment Law
Effective Immediately – New Jersey Restricts the Use of Certain Arbitration and Nondisclosure Provisions for Discrimination, Retaliation, and Harassment Claims
By Randi W. Kochman, Marissa A. Mastroianni
On March 18, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 121 into law. The new law prohibits the use of arbitration clauses and jury waivers that relate to claims of…
PrawfsBlawg
Inclusive forests and racist-insult trees
Main Sunday, March 24, 2019Inclusive forests and racist-insult treesThe history podcast Backstory did an episode on the history of profanity. The fourth piece is an interview with Smith College history…
Employment & Labor
New Jersey Law Prohibits Prospective Waivers and Secret Discrimination, Retaliation, or Harassment Settlements
On March 18, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to prohibit contractual provisions that result in the wavier of…
California Employment Law Update
March 2019 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted March 2019 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Eddie Money Beats…
Religion Clause
Suit Charging Campus Anti-Semitism Is Settled
The Lawfare Project announced on Tuesday that a settlement has been reached in Volk v. Board of Trustees, a state court lawsuit by two Jewish students at San Francisco State University…
Religion Clause
Discrimination Suit By Jewish Woman Denied Admission To Social Work Program Moves Ahead
In Weiss v. City University of New York, (SD NY, March 18, 2019), a New York federal district court allowed a Jewish woman to move ahead with several racial and religious…
California Employment Law Update
Proskauer Releases New Survey of Workplace Issues in the #MeToo Era
The current landscape in the #MeToo Era has heightened the need for leaders at every business organization to ensure that sound and strategically aligned practices for preventing, receiving, and responding…
Employment Law Watch
New Jersey bans NDAs and certain waivers of rights in agreements with employees
By John T. McDonald, Saranne Weimer
On March 18, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed new legislation (S121) that significantly impacts the scope of certain employment agreements and settlement agreements between employers and employees/former employees.…
Fair Housing Defense
Facebook Settles Discrimination Complaints and Agrees to Change Certain Advertising Platforms
In a post from September 2018, I reported that Facebook’s targeting advertising practices have subjected the social media site to scrutiny, including multiple civil lawsuits and administrative complaints. In short,…