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Ohio Employer Law Blog
Federal court guts EEOC guidance on trans rights
Federal court to SCOTUS: "We read your opinion, but we're going to pretend you didn't mean what you said." That's essentially what just happened in Texas v. EEOC. A federal…
Legal Profession Blog
Playa del Carmen
The Quebec Disciplinary Council ordered the immediate provisional removal of a recently-admitted attorney.Among the many allegationsIn Montreal, since or around January 24, 2025, and until the filing of this disciplinary…
Articles on South African Law
Naming and shaming rape suspects: South African court ruling challenges current thinking
By Bonita Meyersfeld, Associate Professor, University Of The Witwatersrand
Victims and survivors of gender-based violence have increasingly started naming perpetrators in public. This phenomenon has gained traction through movements such as #MeToo, the #RUReferenceList and #AmINext. However, there has…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
The Five Most Common Bases for a Harassment Restraining Order Under Minnesota Law
By Jason Brown
Harassment can take many forms, from unwanted physical contact to persistent online abuse. In Minnesota, individuals who experience harassment can seek legal protection through a Harassment Restraining Order (HRO). An…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Love Actually (Might Cause Legal Troubles for Employers)
By By Maria Greco Danaher, Bethany S. Wagner
Quick Hits A romantic entanglement between coworkers that ends badly could provoke a harassment or retaliation lawsuit. Many employers discourage or prohibit dating between supervisors and employees. A number of…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
NLRB GC Issues Memo on Harmonizing NLRA and EEO Laws
By Jennifer G. Betts, Thomas M. Stanek, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The NLRB GC issued a memorandum addressing potential employer concerns about complying with EEO laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in the workplace and the NLRA’s protections for employees…
San Francisco Employment Law Firm Blog
A Singe Use of “N” Word Can Be A Basis For A Harassmet Case
By Arkady Itkin
In its decision in Bailey v San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, the California Supreme Court has recently affirmed that even a single incident of using “N” word by a coworker…
The Law for Lawyers Today
If you can’t say something nice… you might be violating the Rules
In the days of yore, lawyers were generally viewed as a socially “conservative” group not likely to seek attention or say controversial or unkind things in public. Those days are,…
Pierson Ferdinand Blog
Hollywood Scandal Highlights Employer Responsibilities in Harassment Cases: A Script for Success
As a management side employment attorney, I work with employers to mitigate risk, comply with federal, state, and local law, and to create a workplace culture in which people feel…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
California Law Allowing Employers to Get Workplace Violence TROs Covering Harassment Takes Effect January 1, 2025
By By: Amy V. Bianchini, Christopher W. Olmsted, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits A California law taking effect on January 1, 2025, will allow employers to obtain temporary restraining orders for harassment against employees, broadening the existing law that only covered…