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Discrimination
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Legal Profession Blog
Mistaken For Jew, Employee May Sue
The New Jersey Appellate Division has reversed an order of summary judgment as to two of three defendants sued under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD").The plaintiff (a truck…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Oral Argument Preview: The Punitive Damages Cap Meets Joint and Several Liability. Ronald Luri v.Republic Services, Inc. et al.
Read an anlysis of the Court’s summary disposition of this case here. Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here. On April 25, 2012, the Supreme Court…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
WI Governor Walker Quietly Signs Reproductive Health Restrictions into Law
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Walker signs bevy of bills into law, by Patrick Marley & Jason Stein:Gov. Scott Walker has signed bills putting new restrictions on abortion, requiring schools that teach…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Finds Sufficient Comparative Evidence
The Fifth Circuit issued a decision in the case of Turner v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co., No. 09-30558, 2012 US App. LEXIS 6079 (5th Cir. 3/26/12). See decision. The…
International Law Prof Blog
UN Human Rights Office Urges Chile to Pass Anti-Discrimination Law
The United Nations human rights office today urged the Government of Chile to pass a law against discrimination, including on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, following the recent…
Fair Housing Defense
Are Rental Roommates Covered Under the FHA?
We here at the Fair Housing Defense blog have written many times that apartment owners and management cannot discriminate against an applicant because of his or her membership in a…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Coming Soon . . . A Ban On Using Credit Reports in Employment
By Troutman Pepper Locke's Labor + Employment Group
The California legislature recently passed a bill prohibiting employers – with some specific exceptions – from obtaining and using credit reports to screen candidates and employees. Check out this report at…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Sometimes You Think You Need A Labor Lawyer, But Don’t
By Mike Helfand
Every now and then I’ll get a call or e-mail like I did the other day. The caller was hoping I knew of a good labor lawyer. She had broken…
Minnesota Employer
Two Out of Three Discrimination Charges Resolved By the EEOC in 2011 Were Meritless
Minnesota Employer.com recently reported that the EEOC received an all-time high number of 99,947 charges of employment discrimination in its Fiscal Year 2011. In the same year, the EEOC resolved an all-time…
California Employment Law
The Anti-Coolie Act of 1862 (or the post where I violate important rules of blogging)
150 years ago California enacted the Anti-Coolie Act