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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Controversy in Boulder
On Thursday, Colorado TV station 9News broke the story that the Sacred Heart of Jesus School, a Roman Catholic school in Boulder, would not allow a student to return next year because…
California Employment Law Update
Supreme Court Approves Denial Of Employee’s Request For $871,000 In Attorney’s Fees
By Tony Oncidi
Chavez v. City of Los Angeles, 47 Cal. 4th 970 (2010) Over the course of six years, Robert Chavez, a Los Angeles Police Department officer, and his wife filed multiple…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
David Cohen on Sex Segregation
David S. Cohen (Drexel University - Earle Mack School of Law) has posted Keeping Men Men and Women Down: Sex Segregation, Anti-Essentialism, and Masculinity on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Current-day…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
CHRO Executive Director Acknowledges Past Shortcomings, Promises Changes
At a packed gathering last night, new CHRO Executive Director Robert Brothers, Jr. did his best to defend the agency over the past mistakes while urging that he not be…
California Employment Law
California Legislature Continues Tackling Tough Issues
In a previous rant, I discussed how Title VII and other laws prohibiting harassment are intended to address a form of discrimination. They are not, as the Supreme Court cautioned in Harris…
The Faculty Lounge
Ministerial Exception, Schministerial Exception, Part III
In my last post, which seems like weeks ago (probably because I was out sick for a day, and then had to draft my first class schedule as associate dean,…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Connecticut Legislature Considers Proposals to Allow Employees to Circumvent CHRO
The Connecticut General Assembly is back in session and that means that proposals affecting employers are being considered in their earliest stages. For example, at yesterday's meeting of the Labor…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
A Company’s Shifting Reasons For An Employment Decision Can Hurt The Company’s Defense
A San Diego federal district court recently provided guidance on what constitutes an "adverse employment action" and how an employer's shifting reasons for its actions may affect a discrimination case.…
The Faculty Lounge
Ministerial Exception, Shministerial Exception, Part I
In my first post, I mentioned that one of my current works-in-progress addresses a doctrine known as the "ministerial exception" to Title VII employment discrimination claims. This post is the…
Fair Housing Defense
A Cautionary (and Expensive) Tale
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) has been on the books for decades. Professional apartment community owners know the law and we train our employees to follow the law. Providing housing in a…