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Retaliation
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Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Don’t believe these common Illinois workers’ compensation myths
By Mike Helfand
We talk to a lot of people every day, and every day we’re surprised at the myths that are going around. Here are some things we hear a lot, and…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
SOX & Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Developments In 2013
By Steven J. Pearlman, Connie Bertram, Lloyd B. Chinn, Harris Mufson
2013 was a transformative year in the whistleblowing and retaliation arena. In a recent Law360 article titled “Top 10 Whistleblower and Retaliation Developments in 2013,” Steve Pearlman and Harris Mufson…
Employment Discrimination Report
Fired For Reporting The “Zooming In On Women’s Private Parts” Gets EEOC Aroused
We sheepishly take notice that we have spent precious little blog space in the last number of months on the issue of retaliation, which is a big part of discrimination…
Minnesota Employer
Does 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Protect Non-Minority Witnesses to Discrimination?
Potentially yes – the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a non-minority witness who was interviewed as part of an internal investigation of racial discrimination was protected under…
California Employment Law Update
New California Law Expands Protections for Whistleblowers
By Keith A. Goodwin, Laura Reathaford
On October 12, 2013, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 496, which, along with two other new laws (SB 666 and AB 263), expands protections for whistleblowers in…
PropertyProf Blog
Landlords, Retaliation, and Pet Rent
From the LA Times' Housing Blog:Question: I moved into a small fourplex a year ago with my service dog, a border collie named Harlan. I have a seizure disorder and…
Employment Law Matters
OSHA’s new online form provides an easy method to workers for filing whistleblower retaliation claims.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) works to ensure safe and healthy conditions for working men and women on a national basis, by both setting and enforcing workplace…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Severe Morning Sickness Not a Disability; Nonetheless, Retaliation Claim Proceeds
By Patricia Anderson Pryor, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Can an employer be liable for retaliation under the Rehabilitation Act when it denies a non-disabled pregnant employee’s request to work from home? In Wonasue v. University of Maryland Alumni…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Employment Law Statistics Tell Part of a Story; Still Waiting for CHRO
[caption id="attachment_2295" align="alignright" width="300"] Numbers everywhere[/caption] Every once in a while, it's worth taking a look at statistics in the employment law arena to get a sense of trends with…
Employment & Labor
Space Still Available for Upcoming Seminar: Avoiding Retaliation, Whistleblowing and Wrongful Termination Claims
Summary of Program Exposure to retaliation claims in the workplace today is like exposure to second-hand smoke in the workplace in the 1960s - It’s everywhere but few people understand…