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Retaliation
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MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Former Partner Sues Coast Law Firm for Discrimination and Retaliation
On December 27, 2010 attorney Sherrie Moore sued the Allen, Cobb, Hood & Atkinson law firm of Gulfport in federal court for sexual discrimination and retaliation. The law firm has been…
ImmigrationProf Blog
ACLU Sues Border Patrol for Retaliating against Agent for Political Beliefs
Courtesy of ACLU-NM websiteThe American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on behalf of a U.S.…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Supreme Court Recap: Creating a “Zone of Interest” Under Title VII Retaliation Law
The United States Supreme Court today, in an 8-0 decision (Justice Kagan recused herself), ruled that Title VII retaliation provisions include protection to those people who have suffered an adverse…
Employment & Labor
Supreme Court Finds that Employee Who Did Not Engage in Protected Activity Under Title VII is Still Protected by Title VII’s Anti-Retaliation Prohibition
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an employer may be held liable for retaliating against an employee who did not engage in any protected activity, but who has a…
World of Employment
Supreme Court Holds Title VII Can Cover Third Party Retaliation Claims
The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion today in Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP., 562 U.S. ___ (2011), that confirms the expansive scope of persons protected by Title…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Birmingham Jury Awards $314,000 in Discrimination Case
Last week, a federal jury in Birmingham returned a $314,000 verdict in favor of Albert Thomas and against Chemical Lime Co. located in Calera. Mr. Thomas worked for Chemical Lime…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Whether “Informal Complaints” of Wage-Hour Violations Trigger Protection under the FLSA Remains Unclear
Authored by Arthur Rooney The FLSA makes it unlawful for any person “to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint…
Employment Discrimination Report
EEOC Report to The Country
In a report on its fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, the EEOC disclosed a number of interesting statistics relating to the filings of discrimination that it received in that year. 1. …
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
It’s Snow Joke: EEOC Statistics Show Increasing Numbers of Retaliation Cases Filed, But Then What?
News flash: Record snows in Connecticut! Second news flash: Record numbers of people are out of work and filing complaints of discrimination at the EEOC nationwide! Here's the thing with…
Train Law Blog
Railroads Barred From Basing Discipline On FRSA Complaints
OSHA's Whistleblower Office has slammed Metro North Railroad with punitive damages for using a Federal Rail Safety Act complaint as a basis for disciplining a worker. After a laborer at…