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Retaliation
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Employment & Labor
Dismissal Denied For Discussing Disability: EEOC Case Against Employer Survives
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik Anti-discrimination laws command that “thou shall not retaliate…” The recent ruling in EEOC v. Day & Zimmerman NPS, Inc., Case No.…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
EEOC’s Proposed Enforcement Guidance Reflects Agency’s Changing Views
By Ravi S. Nagi
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a new Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues. This proposed guidance specifically includes attempts to expand the scope of…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Franchise Store Hit With Class Action: Can The “Parent” Be Brought In?
I have blogged about many off-the-clock cases; they can be troublesome to defend, especially in the absence of accurate time records. Another example has emerged. Three former employees of a…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
SEC Intervenes In Former In-House Attorney’s Whistleblower Lawsuit
By Lloyd B. Chinn, Harris Mufson, Emilie Adams
On March 28, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed an amicus brief in a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former in-house attorney against Vanguard Group (the “Company”). …
California Employment Law Update
Nuclear Plant Maintenance Manager’s Whistleblower Claim Was Properly Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Sanders v. Energy Northwest, 2016 WL 560809 (9th Cir. 2016) David W. Sanders, a maintenance manager for Energy Northwest (a nuclear power plant), claimed his employment was terminated in retaliation…
Fair Housing Defense
DOJ Files New Sexual Harassment and Retaliation FHA Complaint Against Apartment Owner in West Virginia
Last week the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against a West Virginia apartment owner asserting that multiple female residents were subjected to egregious sexual harassment and retaliation…
GT L&E Blog
Secretary of Labor v. U.S. Steel Corporation, Inc. and OSHA’s Continued Stand Against Employer Retaliation
Employers, do your safety policies and procedures require employees to immediately report their injuries? Do you discipline employees for failing to follow your safety policies and procedures? Most employers with…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Being placed in an off-duty status without pay is an adverse employment action.
In May 2004, Plaintiff became a letter carrier with the USPS. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant retaliated against him after he filed numerous grievances and EEO complaints. He argues that his…
Texas Employment Lawyer
The statutory duty not to retaliate against employees for reporting violations of law does not directly relate to treatment that was or should have been performed for a patient therefore does not fall within the definition of an HCLC [Health Care Liability Claim].
This is an interlocutory appeal from an order denying Loyds of Dallas Enterprises, LLC's motion to dismiss an alleged health care liability claim (HCLC) for failure to file an expert…
Employment Law Business Guide
New Hampshire Supreme Court Holds that Individual Employees can be Liable in Workplace Discrimination and Retaliation Cases
Earlier this week, the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination, RSA Chapter 354-A, can impose liability upon individual employees for aiding…