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Retaliation
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Labor Law Prof Blog
EEOC Settles Sex Harassment Case with Private Prison
In addition to labor and employment, much of my career and teaching has been in the area of civil rights, and it was in that context that I first encountered…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Texas “Sort of” Anti-Retaliation Statute
No sooner do I post about Texas anti-retaliation statutes and then I hear from someone who sort of has anti-retaliation protection but maybe not. Let's be clear. Texas is an…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
It’s Official: Retaliation Claims Increase
EEOC statistics for the year ended September 30, 2008, the most recent data that is available, show that charges of retaliation increased by 23% compared to the prior year. In…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Retaliation Claims
The Wall Street Journal has a recent piece on EEOC retaliation filings. A familiar story to most readers: like other employment claims, they're up. And retaliation remains a significant portion…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Tribune Company Sued by Its Former “Watchdog” on Free Speech Grounds
UPDATED George Gombossy, who penned a consumer-advocacy column for the Hartford Courant before being fired last month, has filed suit against the Courant (and its parent company, the Tribune Company)…
Train Law Blog
Why Railroad Managers Retaliate
Here's an open secret: retaliation is the hallmark of an insecure manager who has no clue how to lead workers and who knows in his heart he is not qualified…
World of Employment
Oregon Court Of Appeals Holds Non-Disabled Employees Are Protected When Requesting Accommodations
By Ryan Gibson
On Thursday, in Herbert v. Altimeter, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that an employee does not need to actually be disabled in order to be protected from retaliation for…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Limiting Anheuser-Busch
In NLRB v. Consolidated Bus Transit, he Second Circuit recently enforced an NLRB order to provide backpay for a bus driver who was fired after failing a an exam that…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Nightclub Barred from Firing Dancers
On July 31, Karenza Clincy and seven other dancers filed a law suit against The Onyx, an adult entertainment nightclub in Atlanta which allegedly violated the FLSA by misclassifying the…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Lowe’s Pays $1.7 Million to Settle Suit over “Rampant Sex Discrimination”
The EEOC announced this settlement today with Lowe's over sex discrimination and retaliation claims brought by three workers.The former employees, two young men and one woman, were subjected towidespread and…