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Employment Discrimination Report
New Supreme Court Decision: Fired Employee Can Sue For Retaliation If His Fiance Had Filed A Claim of Discrimination
Yesterday, in a long-awaited and important decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the anti-retaliation provision of Title VII protects employees from termination where that employee was the…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Former Partner Sues Coast Law Firm for Discrimination and Retaliation
On December 27, 2010 attorney Sherrie Moore sued the Allen, Cobb, Hood & Atkinson law firm of Gulfport in federal court for sexual discrimination and retaliation. The law firm has been…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Birmingham Jury Awards $314,000 in Discrimination Case
Last week, a federal jury in Birmingham returned a $314,000 verdict in favor of Albert Thomas and against Chemical Lime Co. located in Calera. Mr. Thomas worked for Chemical Lime…
Family Law Prof Blog
A Pregnant Woman Enters a Bar…
By Family Law
From the Chicago Tribune:Michelle Lee was catching up with friends at a nightspot near her parents' home when a bouncer pulled her aside."Can I ask you a personal question?" Lee…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : January 18, 2011
Pulling from an amazing 162 posts on The LexBlog Network today, we have some great insight on a very wide range of subjects. Steve Lombardi has some excellent rules to follow…
Employment Law Watch
UK tax implications for settlement payments in cases of discrimination – recent developments
By Ruth Bonino
Two recent cases give guidance on the tax treatment of settlement payments on termination of employment. A First-tier Tax Tribunal has, for the first time, laid down the correct approach to…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Even the Best Employees Can Suffer Discrimination
The perception among some folks is that discrimination lawsuits are almost always frivolous. Some people believe discrimination could never happen to a good worker. One of my clients illustrates the…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Adams on Integration as Discrimination (in re Ricci)
Michelle Adams (Cardozo) has just posted on SSRN her article (forthcoming 96 Iowa L. Rev. ___ (2011)) Is Integration a Discriminatory Purpose? Here's the abstract:Is integration a form of discrimination?…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
Should the Decision to Terminate an Employee Who Uses the “N-word” Depend Upon the Employee’s Race?
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently waded into this thorny subject. The case is Burlington v. News Corp., in which a white television reporter for the Fox affiliate in…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
EEOC Reports Record Number of Discrimination Charges; ADA Charges Are Fastest Growing Category
The EEOC reported a record number of private sector discrimination charges filed in FY 2010, nearly reaching the 100,000 mark. 99,922 charges were filed in FY 2010, an increase of…