Topic
Retaliation
1,370 published works
California Employment Law Update
No Private Right Of Action Under Federal Whistleblower Protection Program
By Tony Oncidi
Williams v. United Airlines, Inc., 500 F.3d 1019 (9th Cir. 2007) Anthony L. Williams, a maintenance worker, sued United Airlines and his former supervisor, alleging retaliatory discrimination under the Federal Airline…
California Employment Law Update
Discrimination, Retaliation Claims Under Title VII Were Untimely Filed
By Tony Oncidi
Payan v. Aramark Mgmt. Services Ltd. P’ship, 495 F.3d 1119 (9th Cir. 2007) In response to a charge of discrimination and retaliation that Martha E. Payan filed with the EEOC, the…
Labor Law Prof Blog
The Churchill Saga and Pickering Rights
How's this for a brilliant Title VII fact pattern for an Employment Discrimination Law exam? (Stop salivating my summer employment discrimination students, this won't be on the exam (but at…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Terminated For Excessive Personal Use Of Company Resources Was Not Discriminated Against
By Tony Oncidi
Loggins v. Kaiser Permanente Int’l, 2007 WL 1395393 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) During her employment with Kaiser, Dianne M. Loggins filed at least four claims alleging race discrimination or retaliation…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Selective Service Harassment Case Takes Another Turn
A few weeks back, we brought you a story about how the chief of the Selective Service System had been accused of sexual harassment by a female employee. It now…
Labor Law Prof Blog
NYU Conference on Retaliation & Whistleblowers
NYU's Center for Labor and Employment Law and the ABA Section on Labor and Employment Law are holding a Conference on Retaliation and Whistleblowers on May 30 & June 1,…
New Jersey Law Blog
Retaliation in the Workplace – Easier Than Ever to Hold Your Employer Accountable
In a 2006 case entitled Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White, the United States Supreme Court opened the door to employee lawsuits based on alleged retaliatory actions…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Schnapper on Appellate Decisions Applying Burlington Northern
Eric Schnapper (Univ. of Washington) has sent us a very useful outline and analysis of all the employment retaliation cases that appellate courts have decided since the Supreme Court's decision…
California Employment Law Update
Court Upholds $1.55 Million Sexual Orientation Discrimination Verdict
By Tony Oncidi
Jones v. The Lodge at Torrey Pines P’ship, 147 Cal. App. 4th 475 (2007) Scott Jones was employed by The Lodge at Torrey Pines (LTP) as its outlet manager and…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Mueting on Recovering Legal Damages for ADA Employment Retaliation
An Iowa Law Student, Kate Mueting, has posted her Note in the Iowa Law Review on SSRN: A Clear Path through the Labyrinth: A Case for Allowing Victims of Employment…