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Retaliation
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Labor & Employment Law Blog
Undocumented Workers May Pursue Claims Under California’s FEHA, So Says The California Supreme Court
By Gregg Fisch
On June 26, 2014, in Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co., the California Supreme Court held that undocumented immigrants who fraudulently obtained employment still may pursue retaliation and discrimination claims under…
The Right Coast
TaxProf Blog: Case Western and Former Dean Settle Retaliation Claim by Law Prof Over Reporting of Alleged Sexual Harassment of Students and Staff
Following up on my prior posts (links below): the parties have reached a settlement in the lawsuit by Case Western Law Prof Raymond Ku alleging retaliation for reporting alleged sexual…
The Faculty Lounge
Case Western And Raymond Ku Settle Retaliation Suit
Professor Raymond Ku and Case Western Reserve University have settled their differences. Ku, a professor at Case Law, sued the University claiming that then-Dean Lawrence Mitchell retaliated against Ku for…
Train Law Blog
Bad Week For Pan Am Railways
Twice in the same week, Pan Am Railways has been slammed with the statutory max in Federal Rail Safety Act punitive damages: once from a federal jury expressing its outrage…
Café con Labor
Lecciones aprendidas por un empleador que perdió una demanda de represalias bajo la Ley De Ausencia Familiar y Médica
By Rene Ruiz
View English Version Here La ciudad de Hot Springs, en Arkansas, se encontró con graves problemas por no contratar de nuevo a Wayne Jackson después de su licencia Médica y de…
Corporate Governance & Internal Investigations Advisor
Not All Internal Investigations Are Created Equal
Companies face increasing demands for internal investigations. This increase may be attributed to a surge in retaliation charges, whistleblower liability and the creation of internal hotlines making it easier for…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Fact issues regarding whether leave would be paid or unpaid after plaintiff engaged in protected activity sufficient to show but-for causation for retaliation.
“Drawing reasonable inferences in Plaintiff’s favor, however, Ross’s alleged action, coming on heels of Plaintiff’s complaints of discrimination, and culminating in her termination, is sufficient to raise an issue of…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Evidence of retaliation and hostile work environment in an ADA claim include failure to accommodate plaintiff for heavy lifting, placing plaintiff in a position requiring more physical exertion, and terminating plaintiff for inability to perform job tasks requiring more physical exertion.
By CRANSOM
“Requesting reasonable accommodations is generally a protected activity against retaliation under the ADA; however, first a plaintiff must have a good faith belief that he or she was disabled or…
Texas Employment Lawyer
To defeat a motion to dismiss, an employee is not required to show that their supervisor employed or terminated the employee; rather, evidence that the supervisor otherwise retaliated against the employee is sufficient.
“Section 301 of the Texas Occupations Code provided: ‘[A] person may not suspend or terminate the employment of, or otherwise discipline or discriminate against, a person who reports, without malice,…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
How to Trigger Insurance Coverage for an ERISA Claim
Well, how can I not comment on this, given the focus of both this blog and my practice? The Second Circuit was just presented with the question of whether an…