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Discrimination
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Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Low Income Owners Have a Right to Present a Claim For Eminent Domain Evictions
Federal courts are carefully reviewing eminent domain actions which have an intended or unintended result of divesting minority property owners of their tenancy interest in low-income housing. The issues are…
New Jersey Insurance Coverage Litigation
Employment practices liability insurance
By Gene Killian
Lots of times, businesspeople who buy insurance make (reasonable) assumptions. For example: “If I have employment practices liability insurance, I must be covered for claims arising out of employment practices…right?” …
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Audit Highlights Significant Issues with CHRO
A new state auditor's report released this month shows that the CHRO continues to struggle with compliance with statutory timeframes. The report -- which can be downloaded here -- shows…
Employment Law Worldview
Expansion of Discrimination Law
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) forbids employers with 15 or more employees to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion or national…
Alabama Employment Law Report
End of Fiscal Year Approaching: EEOC Busy Filing Cases
As we approach the end of the 2011 Fiscal Year, September 30, the EEOC is once again busy filing suits around the country. This year, the focus appears to be…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
EEOC Files Suit Against Bass Pro Shops
The EEOC has filed suit against Bass Pro Shops. The suit claims that Bass Pro discriminates against Hispanic and black applicants. The suit appears to be built on testimony from…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Decision of Interest: Ninth Circuit Applies Wal-Mart v. Dukes to Costco Class Action
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Last week the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Ellis v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 07-15838, ___ F.3d ___, 2011 WL 4336668 (9th Cir. Sept. 16, 2011). From the opinion…
Employment Discrimination Report
Employers Must Stick to “Best Practices” in Light of New Statistics That The Most Frequent Discrimination Claims Filed With The EEOC Are Retaliation Claims
Statistics released recently by the EEOC show, as employment practitioners already intuitively knew, that retaliation claims have skyrocketed so that now they are the most frequently filed EEOC claim against…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Change for Women at Wal-Mart?
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Today's New York Times investigates the changes the Wal-Mart has said that they are making to create a better work environment for women. An interesting public relations response to the…
The Right Coast
Study Claims Wisconsin Law School Discriminates Against Whites
The Center for Equal Opportunity, an advocacy organization opposed to racial and ethnic preferences, has issued a report accusing the University of Wisconsin at Madison of extreme bias against white students in…