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Retaliation
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Reilly Workplace Investigations Blog
Reduction in Force-Not a Slam Dunk Defense
By Debra Reilly
EEO Investigators should examine all kinds of evidence in an investigation: direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, and statistical evidence (if possible, but usually not practical if expert opinion is required). …
California Employment Law Update
White Police Officer Was Not Terminated In Retaliation For Reporting Alleged Harassment Of Black Employee
By Tony Oncidi
Thompson v. City of Monrovia, 186 Cal. App. 4th 860 (2010) Officer Matthew Donald Thompson sued the Monrovia Police Department for harassment and a hostile work environment arising from offensive…
Labor Law Prof Blog
The Nuclear Option
Judge Carnes of the 11th Circuit wrote a spritely opinion in Alvarez v. Royal Atl. Developers, Inc., 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 13597 (11th Cir. Fla. July 2, 2010), but one…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Court Allows First Amendment Retaliation Claim to Proceed To Trial
Last year, I talked about a First Amendment retaliation case and noted the difficulties in defending against such claims. A new case out of the federal court in Connecticut last…
Alabama Employment Law Report
EEOC Remains Active in Alabama and Other New Developments
The EEOC announced another large settlement involving a large Alabama company. The EEOC issued a press release on July 1 announcing a $100,000 settlement with McGriff Industries, a Cullman company,…
Employer Law Report
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Thompson v. North American Stainless LP
As an update to my earlier post on the Sixth Circuit's decision on third party or associational retaliation claims, the United States Supreme Court has agreed to review this decision.
Labor Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Grants Cert. on Associational Retaliation Case
On its last day of the term, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Thompson v. North American Stainless, 09-291, a case concerning whether Title VII prohibits retaliation against a person…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Amicus Brief Opportunity
Two attorneys who have a petition for certiorari pending regarding a retaliation case are looking for professors who would be interested in writing an amicus brief in support of the…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Second Circuit: What is an Adverse Employment Action? It’s Not a “Failure to Investigate”
On Friday, the Second Circuit held that a company's failure to investigate an in-house race discrimination complaint is not an "adverse employment action" that can subject. (H/T Wait a Second). The…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Second Circuit: No Individual Liability Under ADA Retaliation Provisions
It has long been the rule in the Second Circuit, that individual supervisors do not have liability under Title VII claims, based on the case of Tomka v. Seiler Corp. …