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Retaliation
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Virgin Islands Law Blog
Postal Worker Accused of Stealing May Have Retaliated Against Employer
By Ravi S. Nagi
After filing a lawsuit in April accusing her employers of withholding pay, Rosemarie Peltier, a nine-year employee of the U.S. Postal Service, has been charged with stealing more than $29,000…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Temporal proximity of complaints and an employee’s termination is sufficient evidence of motivation.
By CRANSOM
“Close timing between an employee’s protected activity and an adverse action against her may provide a sufficient causal connection necessary for a showing of retaliation.” A&L Industrial Services Inc. v.…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
Another Bite At the Apple? OSHA to Notify Untimely OSH Act Whistleblowers of Potential NLRB Claims
By Steven J. Pearlman, Michael J. Graham
The NLRB Office of the General Counsel recently issued a memorandum stating that the NLRB entered into a “referral agreement” with OSHA, which requires OSHA to inform whistleblowers that certain untimely…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
OFCCP Expected to Issue Pay Data Tool and Retaliation Proposed Rules Later this Year
By Connie Bertram, Daniel Davis, Andrew Aitchison
According to the Labor Department’s semiannual regulatory agenda, released on May 23, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) plans to issue proposed rules regarding federal contractor compensation…
Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog
Employment Law IQ: Retaliation and Whistleblower Liability
Consider this hypothetical. Erin Bragovich works in the permitting department of Shortcut Land Development Company (“Shortcut”). In a phone call, Erin tells her supervisor that she believes that Shortcut is…
California Employment Law Update
May 2014 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted May 2014 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Male Employee's…
California Employment Law Update
Male Employee’s Sexual Harassment Claims Should Not Have Been Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Lewis v. City of Benicia, 224 Cal. App. 4th 1519 (2014) Brian Lewis, a heterosexual man, sued his former employer (the City of Benecia) and two former male supervisors for…
California Employment Law Update
Employees Of Contractors Of Public Companies May Sue For Retaliation Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act
By Tony Oncidi
Lawson v. FMR LLC, 571 U.S. ___, 134 S. Ct. 1158 (2014) Plaintiffs in this case are former employees of private companies that contract to advise or manage mutual funds…
Employment Discrimination Report
Post-Employment Victimisation In The UK: Is It Actionable?
Thought that only the US Congress was capable of passing laws with drafting errors? Seems that this is what happened in the UK, which has a statutory prohibition against employee…
Employment Law Business Guide
NH Releases Employment Discrimination Data for 2013
The New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights has released data on discrimination charges filed by employees in 2013. Last year, the Commission received 222 discrimination charges against employers. This number was…