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Retaliation
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Understanding the ADA
Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues from the EEOC: the ADA Version
My most popular blog entry of 2015 by far was this one. Recently, January 21, 2016, the EEOC issued a proposed enforcement guidance on retaliation and related issues. They put…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Western District Jury Finds for Plaintiff
Monica Hague filed suit against the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2011. Judge Garcia of the Western District granted summary judgment against her in 2013.…
Minnesota Employer
How To Avoid Workers Compensation Retaliation Claims
Retaliation claims have become increasingly prevalent in recent years, reasonably causing employers to think twice before taking an adverse employment action. In particular, prudent employers often consider all relevant facts…
California Employment Law Update
Court Reverses $1 Million Discrimination Verdict Entered Against LA Fire Department
By Tony Oncidi
Jumaane v. City of Los Angeles, 241 Cal. App. 4th 1390 (2015) Jabari Jumaane, an African-American firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department, sued the City of Los Angeles for…
California Employment Law Update
Former HR Manager Could Proceed With FLSA Retaliation Claim
By Tony Oncidi
Rosenfield v. GlobalTranz Enters., Inc., 2015 WL 8599403 (9th Cir. 2015) Alla Rosenfield, who worked as the Director of Human Resources and Corporate Training for GlobalTranz, was fired after she…
The Labor Dish
Retaliation Claims Under The False Claims Act: A Pop Quiz
By Evan Parness
President Lincoln signed the False Claims Act (FCA) in response to scoundrels who sold the Union Army “gunpowder” kegs full of sawdust, uniforms sewn with used rags that disintegrated when…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
9th Circuit Tosses Aside “Manager Rule” for FLSA Retaliation Cases; Holds HR Director May Pursue Claim
By Ryan A. Glasgow, Juan C. Enjamio
For years, there has been nearly universal agreement among the courts that managers do not engage in “protected activity” for retaliation claim purposes under most employment laws when they raise…
Legal Profession Blog
Wisconsin Supremes Split On Retaliation Claim; Employee Was Concerned About Use Of Resources At Republican Convention
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has held that an employee who had emailed concerns about the use of a security detail at the 2008 Republican National Convention could not sustain a…
California Workplace Law Blog
Reversing $1 Million Judgment against Los Angeles, the California Court of Appeals Ruled Continuing Violation Doctrine did not apply to Firefighter’s Decades-Old Race Discrimination and Harassment Claims
The California Court of Appeal reversed a $1 million judgment against the City of Los Angeles in a racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation case brought by a firefighter under the…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
Highlights of SEC’s 2015 Annual Whistleblower Report
By Lloyd B. Chinn, Harris Mufson, Pinchos Goldberg
On November 16, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Whistleblower (“OWB”) released its fifth Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program to Congress, which details information on…