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Legal Profession Blog
Dangerous Obsession
A minimum of a one year suspension has been imposed by the Indiana Supreme Court of an attorney whocommitted attorney misconduct in connection with his pattern of harassment of an…
Legal Profession Blog
New York Must Pay Attorneys Fees To Harassed Former Trooper
The New York Court of Appeals holds that a former state employee subject to horrific harassment will get attorneys fees in litigation that lasted over two decadesUnder the Equal Access to…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Montana Legislature Rejects ABA Ethics Rule Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment
By Tracy Thomas
Montana Legislature Says ABA Model Rule on Discrimination and Harassment Violates First AmendmentA joint resolution passed Wednesday by the Montana state legislature condemns the ABA’s Model Rule 8.4(g) as a…
Global Workplace Insider
Human resources managers can be indirectly liable for harassment
Health and safety of employees is highly protected in France. Employers are responsible for the prevention of any damage to their employees’ health and safety resulting from their work. Amongst…
Legal Profession Blog
The Profane And The Suspended
An attorney has been suspended for three years and until further court order by the New York Appellate Division for the Fourth Judicial DepartmentRespondent admits that, from November 2015 through…
The EPL Advisor
Federal Discrimination Claim Tossed Where Plaintiff Unable to Establish Prima Facie Case
A Louisiana federal district court granted a company’s motion for summary judgment regarding a former employee’s Title VII race discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. Cassimere v. Fastorq LLC. Plaintiff, an…
California Employment Law Update
Racial Harassment Claim Based On Comments Made During “Creative Process” Was Properly Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Daniel v. Wayans, 2017 WL 526494 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017) Pierre Daniel worked as an extra on a movie entitled "A Haunted House 2," which Marlon Wayans wrote, produced and…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
ABA White Collar Crime Conference – Title IX
By Ellen Podgor
This is the first time the ABA White Collar Crime Conference had a panel focused on "Due Process on Today's Campus: Handling IX Abuse and Harassment Cases." Moderating this conference was…
Legal Profession Blog
Call Me Your Majesty: Magisterial Judge Suspended Without Pay
The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline suspended a judge without pay in light of the allegations in a complaint filed in December 2016.Among the allegations are harassment of a court clerk…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
Avoid Paying The Piper: Tune Your Startup to Avoid Harassment Claims
Seyfarth Synopsis: Heeding some lessons from HBO’s “Silicon Valley” can help employers avoid mistakes related to potential hostile work environments and discrimination that might occur in a startup environment. In…