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Retaliation
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California Personal Injury Law Case Notes
Retaliation
Retaliation involves an employer taking adverse employment action against an employee because the employee opposed any workplace harassment or discrimination forbidden by law, or because the person filed a complaint,…
Employment Law Worldview
EEOC Charge Filing in 2014: Number of Charges Down, Retaliation Claims Up
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released its annual statistical report detailing charge filing activity in 2014. The EEOC, the federal administrative agency which investigates and prosecutes claims of…
Employment & Labor
Take Me To Court: The EEOC Is Allowed To Continue Pursuit Of Individual Prayer Break Religious Discrimination Claims
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley After issuing the EEOC a series of defeats on its pattern or practice claims, on January 28, 2015, Judge Laurie Smith…
Labor Law Prof Blog
“Big Glamour” in Big Trouble
There have recently been a couple of very high profile discrimination claims brought against two leaders in the fashion industry. The Huffington Post discusses a claim against Revlon which alleges unlawful…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Protected Conduct vs. Protected Conduct?
The Seventh Circuit just decided a Title VII retaliation case that could be viewed as a clash of two statute's views of protected conduct. Greengrass v. International Monetary Systems involved a…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
New Retaliation Standard of Proof Shows Its Teeth
When the U.S. Supreme Court changed the standard for proving retaliation cases back in 2013, there was some speculation as to whether the standard would result in different decisions. Before…
California Employment Law Update
School Teacher With Breast Cancer Could Proceed With Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
By Tony Oncidi
Swanson v. Morongo Unified School Dist., 2014 WL 7399317 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014) Lauralyn Swanson was a teacher for the Yucca Valley Elementary School who was diagnosed with breast cancer…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Could Proceed With Whistleblower Claim Based On Suspected Commercial Bribery
By Tony Oncidi
Ferrick v. Santa Clara Univ., 231 Cal. App. 4th 1337 (2014) Linda Ferrick, a former senior administrator for Santa Clara University, claimed the termination of her employment resulted from her…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Could Proceed With Whistleblower Lawsuit Based On Employer’s Mistaken Belief She Had Complained
By Tony Oncidi
Diego v. Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 231 Cal. App. 4th 913 (2014) Cecilia Diego, the former assistant director of Pilgrim United's preschool, sued her former employer for retaliation in…
Law and the Workplace
Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Retaliation Policies Save Employer from $3.5 Million Punitive Damages Award
By Evandro Gigante, Kristine Huggins
On January 7, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico issued an opinion overturning a jury’s $3.5 million punitive damages award for retaliation claims brought under…