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California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Took CFRA Leave May Proceed With Retaliation Lawsuit
By Tony Oncidi
Bareno v. San Diego Community College Dist., 7 Cal. App. 5th 546 (2017) Leticia Bareno, who worked as an assistant at San Diego Miramar College, was terminated after she failed…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Eisenstadt and Geddes on Anger, Retaliation, and the Workplace
Friends of blog Leora Eisenstadt and Deanna Geddes (both of Temple University) have posted on SSRN their fascinating piece, Suppressed Anger, Retaliation Doctrine, and Workplace Culture. The abstract is below:"Suppressed…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
The “Honest Belief” Defense Comes to the Third Circuit
By Mark Hipple
In the Third Circuit, an employer’s honest belief that an employee committed misconduct can now serve as a defense to a retaliation claim under the FMLA. With the recent decision…
BeLabor the Point
Employer’s Honest Mistake Bests FMLA Retaliation Claim
We all know that honesty is the best policy but what about an honest mistake? Can an honest mistake save you from liability in a retaliation lawsuit under the Family…
The EPL Advisor
Fifth Circuit Permits Emotional Distress Damages for FLSA Retaliation Claim
Employees asserting a claim for retaliation under the FLSA are entitled to seek emotional distress damages, according to a recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$37,200 Jury Verdict in Gulfport Federal Court Sexual Harassment Trial
What better way to observe Presidents' Day than a report on a jury verdict in a recent sexual harassment trial? The trial was week before last in Gulfport in the…
GT L&E Blog
Employer’s Honest Belief Sufficient to Defeat FMLA Retaliation Claim
In a welcome decision to employers, the Third Circuit decided last week, for the first time, that an employer’s mere “honest belief” that an employee misused FMLA leave is sufficient…
The EPL Advisor
Employee’s Retaliation and Hostile Work Environment Claims Based on a Rumor Spread in the Workplace Survives Motion for Summary Judgment
In Baez v. Anne Fontaine USA, Inc., the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss a terminated…
The Faculty Lounge
More On What Stanford Wasn’t Thinking
Constant reader (and professional responsibility maven) Doug Richmond and fellow blogger (and professional responsibility maven) John Steele offer many Comments in this space that are deeply thoughtful and thought-provoking, and…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
Honest Belief About Employee’s FMLA Abuse Enough to Defeat Retaliation Claim
Employee abuse of intermittent FMLA leave is a common employer complaint. An example of intermittent leave is when an employee occasionally has to take off work because of an ongoing…