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Ogletree Deakins Insights
Third Circuit Says Internal Transfer, BLM Statement Not Enough for Race Discrimination
By By: Leslie A. Lajewski, Steven J. Luckner, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of race discrimination and retaliation claims, ruling the employee failed to establish a prima facie case or overcome the employer’s legitimate business…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Fired After Filing an HR Complaint for Discrimination? How to Know When You Have Rights
Filing a complaint with human resources takes courage. Whether you reported race discrimination, sexual harassment, age bias, or another form of unlawful workplace conduct, you took a step that many…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Trashing an Employee on Social Media Can Count as Retaliation
A hospital and university didn’t just demote an employee over his criticism of a race-based practice. They went on social media to trash him, and that’s the bigger legal problem.…
Law of the Land
7th Cir. CA Affirms Denial of Motion for Preliminary Injunction Related to Underlying First Amendment Retaliation Claims Regarding Beer Garden Permit
This post was authored by Sebastian Perez, Esq. The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the “Court”) addressed an appeal from a district court’s denial of a…
San Francisco Employment Law Firm Blog
Proving PERB Retaliation Claims in California
By Arkady Itkin
In most retaliation cases, the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) applies the framework established in Novato Unified School District (1982) PERB Decision No. 210 (Novato USD). Under the Novato…
Steven G. Mehta Blog
Nuclear Verdicts & Firecrackers in Safety Retaliation Cases (Part One)
This article is for educational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.IntroductionIt’s not often that there is big news in how juries arrive at verdicts in California. Make…
California Employment Law Update
California Federal Court Grants Employer Summary Judgment Despite Protected Whistleblowing
By Steven J. Pearlman, Hayden F. Bashinski, Dixie Morrison
A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granting summary judgment in favor of an employer despite evidence of protected whistleblowing is instructive. Han v.…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Paid Administrative Leave During an FMLA Investigation Can Be Retaliation. A Federal Appeals Court Just Said So.
A school superintendent returns from FMLA leave to find herself barred from the building and placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation that, she alleges, never actually happened. A…
Steven G. Mehta Blog
The Interplay Between Labor Code Sections 1102.5, 1102.6 and 98.6 in California Retaliation Litigation
This article is for educational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.IntroductionCalifornia retaliation litigation frequently involves overlapping statutory theories. Two provisions that often appear together in pleadings are…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Checking the Wrong Boxes on an EEOC Charge Has Real Consequences. This Case Is a Good Example.
She filed an EEOC charge. She just didn’t file the right one. TL;DR: A federal appeals court affirmed summary judgment for an employer on both a Title VII race discrimination…