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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Connecticut Bar Association Schedules Program on “Discrimination Claims After Ricci v. DeStefano”
Credit the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section with landing all the major players in the Ricci v. DeStefano case for a panel discussion on August 18, 2009 at Quinnipiac…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Clifford J. Rosky on Parenthood and Homophobic and Heterosexist Stereotypes
Clifford J. Rosky (University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law) has posted Like Father, Like Son: Homosexuality, Parenthood and the Gender of Homophobia on SSRN. Here is the abstract:…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 7/23/09
I'm sure many of you within the legal community have heard the story on discrimination claims against the New York City entry-level firefighter exam. Today, we have a very insightful and…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
“Be Afraid of Social Networking” – Why the Conventional Wisdom is Overblown
Earlier this month, a National Law Journal article suggested that LinkedIn recommendations are a potential "legal land mine" for employers. Indeed, the article suggests that "management-side lawyers are warning employers…
Employer Law Report
EEOC Publication Summarizes Requirements for Discrimination Waivers
On July 15, 2009, the EEOC published "Understanding Waivers of Discrimination Claims in Employee Severance Agreements," a document directed to employees facing layoffs. The publication is not apparently intended to…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
More on Discrimination Lawsuits Against Swim Club
Yesterday's blog noted that a group of parents planned to file a federal racial discrimination lawsuit against the Valley Swim Club but neglected to report that one lawsuit has already…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Valley Swim Club Update – Federal Lawsuit?
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that the Creative Steps day camp and about 45 families of campers may file a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Valley Swim Club. As reported…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Sotomayor on Ricci
We'll hear more later, but this morning during her confirmation hearing, Judge Sotomayor gave a brief take on the Ricci case (according to the New York Times):"This was not a…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Valley Swim Club Invites Minority Campers Back
Just so I am not accused of printing the sensationally bad but not the good or decent, I wanted to inform readers of an update to my post regarding the…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Quick Hits: Ricci Webinar and Panel Discussion, Kreisberg Installation, New CBA Section Chair
Even though it's the summer, there are several employment law events going on today and in the upcoming weeks that you may be interested in: First, at noon today, we…