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Court of Appeals strikes down SOX whistleblowing claim
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
The Court of Appeals has rejected a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation case, holding that the plaintiff did not bring his claim within the 180-day deadline under the statute. The Court also…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Yes, it’s your laptop. No, you shouldn’t necessarily sue to get it back.
Your former employee sues you for discrimination and retaliation. You respond by … suing her over a laptop. That's the latest wrinkle in the employment lawsuit between former Fox 2…
Employment & Labor
Horrible bosses aren’t necessarily discriminatory bosses
We've all had that boss… The one who's rude. Abrasive. Intimidating. The one who turns every interaction into a stress test. But being a jerk is not, by itself, illegal.…
The Employer Handbook Blog
A DEI Training Split Staff by Race. The Employee Who Objected Was Black.
Browse the headlines about DEI-training backlash lawsuits and they usually go one way: a white employee gets offended and sues over it. This one, initiated by the EEOC, ain’t that…
The Employer Handbook Blog
When a Discrimination Complaint Comes Wrapped in Profanity, Can HR Discipline the Employee?
Workplace profanity was business as usual, right up until it accompanied a complaint about racism. TL;DR: An employee used repeated profanity while complaining to his supervisor about alleged race discrimination.…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Tried to Waive the Jury, Failed. Got a Jury, It Didn’t Decide the Right Thing Either.
A supervisor approved the employee’s hairstyle at her interview, then sent her home for wearing it on day one. A federal appeals court says the case over what happened next…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Two Judges Just Volunteered to Kill a 50-Year-Old Discrimination Standard
An employee’s attempt to end fifty years of discrimination-law precedent went nowhere on appeal. But, two of the three judges who rejected it wrote separately to say they’d take another…
Zalma on Insurance
Plaintiff Sues Because State Employees Stigmatized Her
By Barry Zalma
Day Care Owner Loses Subsidies Because She Criticized State Post 5421 First Amendment Right Will be Allowed to Go to Trial In Betsey J. Grant v. Maine State Department Of…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Feeling discriminated against is not the same as being discriminated against
An employee believes her boss treats her differently because of her race. She thinks she was intentionally excluded from a company photo because of her race. She believes coworkers were…
The Employer Handbook Blog
A Supervisor Swore He Didn’t Know About the Disability. His Own Notes Said Otherwise.
A supervisor swore in an affidavit that he had no idea an employee was disabled. His own meeting notes said otherwise, and that contradiction just cost a Texas community college…