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Alabama Employment Law Report
Fair Pay Act to be signed into Law on January 29th
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, the passage of which was one of President Obama's main priorities, appears ready to be signed into law. President Obama is scheduled…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
too conservative for Iowa, alleges legal writing candidate in discrimination suit
By legalwriting
The TaxProf Blog posted a story today about Teresa R. Wagner, an employee of the University of Iowa College of Law Writing Resource Center, who has sued the law school…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Ishimaru & Griffin Appointed to Top EEOC Posts
The EEOC yesterday announced that President Barack Obama has appointed Stuart J. Ishimaru as Acting Chairman ["Chairman" is the official title -- you'd think the EEOC of all agencies would…
Employment Law Matters
Plaintiff bears the ultimate burden of proving retaliatory motive
In an unpublished opinion, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reminds us that whether a case is based on allegations of discrimination or on allegations of…
Employment & Labor
Supreme Court Issues “Opinion” on “Me Too” Evidence…Sort Of: Sprint v. Mendelsohn
In Sprint v. Mendelsohn, the U.S. Supreme Court held that admission of "me too" evidence in discrimination cases is fact based and "depends on many factors...." Plaintiff, who was 51…
Employment Law Watch
What is coming up in Employment Law in 2009?
By Ruth Bonino
Some important legislative changes are planned for 2009, including the abolition of the statutory dispute resolution procedures and the extension of the right to request flexible working for parents with…
Labor Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS to Review Firefighters’ Claim of Discrimination
The Supreme Court granted cert in Ricci v. DeStefano. The question: Whether municipalities may decline to certify results of an exam thatwould make disproportionately more white applicants eligible forpromotion than…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Ledbetter Revisited
In 2007, the United States Supreme Court issued it's decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear, a case arising out of a dispute in Alabama. The Supreme Court, addressing claims under Title…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Owner of LLC Cannot Sue Another Business For Discrimination Under Minn. Law
Friend of the blog, Jack Sargent poses this question: guess who loses what happens when gross sexual discrimination meets statutory construction in the Minnesota Court of Appeals?Minnesota public radio provides…
California Employment Law Update
Employee May Proceed With Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim
By Tony Oncidi
Dominguez v. Washington Mut. Bank, 168 Cal. App. 4th 714 (2008) Yoko Dominguez, a former temporary employee of Washington Mutual assigned to processing outgoing mail, alleged that a co-worker (Javier…