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Discrimination
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Employment Discrimination Report
Proposed Regulations Would Expand New Jersey Employers’ Duties to Accommodate Disabled Employees
Last week, we posted about the new ADAAA regulations that significantly expand the definition of who is disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Employers in New Jersey may not…
Employment Law Worldview
Hey, good looking – the ugly face of discrimination
An advertisement for a well-known pizza brand running on UK television at the moment leads the employment lawyer in us all (me, anyway) to consider the potential pitfalls of “look-ism”…
Vorys on Labor
Employee Gets Second Bite at Discrimination Claim
By Nelson Cary
Does your union contract contain a provision that says the employer (and maybe even the union) will not discriminate against members of the bargaining unit? If so, you need to…
Family Law Prof Blog
Maldonado: “Illegitimate Harm: Law, Stigma, and Discrimination against Nonmarital Children”
By Family Law
Solangel Maldonado (Seton Hall Univ. School of Law) has posted "Illegitimate Harm: Law, Stigma, and Discrimination against Nonmarital Children" (63 Fl. L. Rev. 345 (2011)) on SSRN. Here is the…
Business and Commercial
After Round of Hot Potato, Moore v. Allen Cobb Law Firm Ends Up with Northern District Judges
In this post in January I wrote about a discrimination lawsuit by Sherrie Moore against the Allen, Cobb, Hood and Atkinson law firm based in Gulfport. Since the initial filing,…
Appellate and Supreme Court
CAT’S PAW LIABILITY RECOGNIZED BY THE SUPREME COURT
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that employers may be subject to liability in discrimination cases even if the ultimate decision-maker was not biased toward the employee. Staub v.…
Employment Discrimination Report
The Cat’s Paw has Claws
The United States Supreme Court has issued a much anticipated decision involving "cat's paw" liability in Staub v. Proctor Hospital [pdf]. Cat's paws may bring up images of cuddly kittens, and…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Eyer on That’s Not Discrimination: American Beliefs and the Limits of Anti-Discrimination Law
Katie R. Eyer (Penn, Alice Paul Center for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality) has posted on SSRN her forthcoming piece in the Minnesota Law Review: That's Not Discrimination: American…
California Employment Law Update
Gay Employee Could Proceed With Retaliation But Not Harassment Claim Under Title VII
By Tony Oncidi
Dawson v. Entek Int’l, 630 F.3d 928 (9th Cir. 2011) Shane Dawson, a former temporary production line worker for Entek, ran a production line that rolled up battery separators. Dawson,…
California Employment Law Update
U.S. Supreme Court Recognizes Third Party Retaliation Claim
By Tony Oncidi
Thompson v. North Am. Stainless, LP, 562 U.S. ___, 131 S. Ct. 863 (2011) Eric Thompson and his fiancée, Miriam Regalado, were both employees of North American Stainless (“NAS”). Three…