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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that ADEA Protects Federal Workers From Retaliation Based on Age-Related Complaints
The U.S. Supreme Court today, in Gomez-Perez v. Potter, ruled 6-3, that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects federal workers from retaliation based on age-related complaints. The majority…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Retaliation Claims Can Be Brought Under Section 1981
The U.S. Supreme Court today, in CBOCS West Inc. v. Humphries, ruled 7-2 that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 -- now codified at 42 U.S.C. 1981, prohibits retaliation against…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Big Day at Supreme Court for Employment Retaliation Cases
A very good day from the standpoint of employees.The Court issued decision in Gomez-Perez v. Potter, 06-1321 (holding (6-3) that Section 633a(a) of the ADEA prohibits retaliation against a federal…
World of Employment
No Individual Liability for Retaliation Under California FEHA
In a ruling that could simplify the defense of retaliation claims in California, the California Supreme Court recently held that there exists no individual liability for retaliation under California's Fair…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Petitioner’s Brief in Crawford
The plaintiff in Crawford v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville has filed her brief in the Supreme Court. Several amicus briefs have also been filed in her support: the National Association…
California Employment Law Update
Nurse Who Alleged Violation Of False Claims Act Need Not Satisfy Heightened Pleading Standard
By Tony Oncidi
Mendiondo v. Centinela Hosp. Med. Ctr., 521 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 2008) Marie Bernadette Mendiondo, who worked as a nurse at the medical center, alleged she was terminated in retaliation…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Brief Filed in Crawford Retaliation Supreme Court Case
Eric Schnapper (Washington) sends along the brief he helped to write on behalf of petitioner in the forthcoming Supreme Court case of Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville. The case…
Rush on Business
What You Need to Know About Retaliation Claims
By Rush Nigut
Pennsylvania employment lawyer Michael Moore has an excellent post on Five Things Every HR Generalist Should Know about Retaliation Claims. Michael notes that the number of retaliation claims rose 18%…
Lancaster Law Blog
Retaliation Claims: Five Things Every HR Generalist Should Know*
The EEOC’s Report of Discrimination Charge filings notes that Retaliation claims rose 18% to a record high, doubling since 1992. There were 26,663 retaliation based charges filed in 2007 up from…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
The California Supreme Court Rules That Employees Cannot Be Held Personally Liable For Retaliation
A decade ago, in Reno v. Baird, the California Supreme Court held that individual employees could not be held personally liable for discrimination under the California Fair Employment and Housing…