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Retaliation
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The Right Coast
U.S. officials crafting retaliatory actions against China | The Seattle Times
WASHINGTON Senior U.S. officials are beginning to explore proposals for punishing or demanding financial compensation from China for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to four senior administration officials…
California Employment Law Update
Appellate Court Reverses $13 Million Gender Discrimination Verdict
By Tony Oncidi
Today, the California Court of Appeal reversed a blockbuster $13 million judgment that was entered against UCLA in favor of one of its former professors of medicine, Dr. Lauren Pinter-Brown…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
Whistleblower Claims on the Horizon Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
By Steven J. Pearlman, Lloyd B. Chinn, Harris Mufson, Pinchos Goldberg, Caroline Guensberg
In recent weeks, there have been numerous widely reported incidents of employees, particularly those in the health care industry, claiming that they have been retaliated against for reporting health and…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
OSHA Issues Reminder Regarding Retaliation Prohibition
By Austin Wolfe
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) saw fit to remind employers that it remains illegal to retaliate against workers who report unsafe…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Western District Grants Summary Judgment Despite Close Timing
On Nov. 25, 2019, Judge Jason Pulliam granted the employer's motion for summary judgment in Richardson v. The Medical Team, Inc., No. 18-CV-00151 (W.D. Tex.). It is a remarkable case.…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Undisputed allegations that an employee was subjected to intentional sabotage in the workplace, which included forcing the employee to operate a two person machine by herself and placing heavy materials she needed to work out of her reach, is enough to establish a prima facie case of retaliation.
“Lopez responds that she suffered the following adverse employment actions as a result of her complaints: (1) she became the subject of actual sabotage in the workplace; (2) she was…
Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Retaliation Under Title VII
It has long been settled that mistreatment based prohibited characteristics (such as race or sex) is actionable under Title VII even without a tangible employment action – e.g., termination, demotion,…
Understanding the ADA
Just Because §1981 Causation is But For Causation, that Does NOT mean ADA causation is But For
This week’s blog entry is an update on a previous blog entry and a discussion of the recent Supreme Court decision in Comcast, which involves the causation standard for §1981.…
HeplerBroom Blog
Missouri Supreme Court Holds that an Employee’s Mere “Request for Accommodation” of a Disability Does Not Support a Retaliation Claim Under the MHRA
By Jesse Gray
On August 28, 2017, several new, employer-friendly provisions of the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) took effect. Since then, the Missouri Supreme Court has issued a string of employment law…
The EPL Advisor
Federal Court: Sweeping Accusations Alone Do Not Meet The Standard For Age Discrimination and Retaliation
As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s FY 2019 report reflects 21.4% of all employment charges handled in 2019 were for age discrimination; 41.4% of all charges allege retaliation. Recently, seven…