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California Employment Law Update
Broadway Actor’s Race Discrimination Claims Sent Back to the Underworld in the Face of Producer’s First Amendment Rights
By Tony Oncidi, Dixie Morrison
A federal court in New York has held that a Broadway musical’s casting decisions—specifically replacing one actor with another actor of a different race—are shielded by the First Amendment from…
Law and the Workplace
Fifth Circuit Vacates $365 Million Punitive Damages Award for Title VII Discrimination and Retaliation Claims
By Nigel F. Telman, Dakota D. Treece, Atoyia Harris
In Harris v. FedEx Corp. Servs., Inc., No. 23-2003, a Fifth Circuit panel vacated a $365 million punitive damages award in race discrimination and retaliation case, finding that the plaintiff…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
North Carolina Adds Protection Against Discrimination and Retaliation for Employment Absences for Members of the Civil Air Patrol
By Kelly A. Walker, M. Robin Davis
The North Carolina legislature added nondiscrimination and nonretaliation protections for employees who serve in the North Carolina Wing – Civil Air Patrol. Effective December 1, 2023, it is unlawful for…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
United States Supreme Court Endorses Low Burden of Proof for Whistleblowers
By Melissa Hughes, Christopher Bosch
In Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, 601 U. S. ____, 2024 WL 478566 (2024), the United States Supreme Court (Sotomayor, J.) held that whistleblowers do not need to prove their…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but it still may be actionable
Austin Employment Trial Lawyer Colin Walsh One of the elements of every retaliation claim is that there must be a “causal link” between the employee’s protected activity and the adverse…
California Labor and Employment Law Blog
SB 497: The New 90-Day Presumption For Employees in Retaliation Claims
By Eugene Lee
Introduction California’s Senate Bill 497, known as the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act, represents a major shift in the legal framework for employees in retaliation claims. Signed into law…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Supreme Court Clarifies Whistleblower Burden in SOX Retaliation Claims
On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Murray v. UBS Securities LLC, holding that when employees allege retaliation under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”), they…
Understanding the ADA
Retaliation and Sovereign Immunity
Normally, as you all know, I don’t blog on more than one case in a week. However, I will be out of town the first part of next week, and…
Construction Law Insights
Department of Labor 2023 Enforcement Report – OSHA Insights
On January 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“Department”) Office of Solicitor (“SOL”) published its FY2023 Enforcement Report (“Enforcement Report”). The report provides an insight into the Department’s labor…
Simple Justice
Disney Loses, Despite Retaliatory Purpose
It was a dumb fight to pick for a business that relied upon the largesse of the state and for a state that relied upon the largesse of a business.…