On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States revived an employee’s religious discrimination lawsuit, unanimously holding that to deny a sincere religious accommodation request under Title VII of the 1964 Civil...more
During recent oral arguments, justices for the Supreme Court of the United States seemed conflicted on whether to upend the existing standard that allows an employer to refuse religious accommodations to its employees if the...more
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, holding that the U.S. Constitution does not protect a right to an...more
8/30/2022
/ Abortion ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Leave of Absence ,
Pregnancy ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Triggering Event ,
Unemployment Benefits
Recently, the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, in Thompson v. Cenac Towing Co., L.L.C., analyzed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in a company’s favor after a noose-like rope was found hanging in a maritime...more
6/4/2021
/ Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hostile Environment ,
Jones Act ,
Maritime Transport ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress ,
Preemption ,
Race Discrimination ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment
Plaintiffs have attempted a number of creative avenues to avoid the procedural and substantive limitations set forth under the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law (LEDL), which provides a statutory scheme to address...more
10/19/2018
/ Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Dismissals ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Job Promotions ,
Public Employees ,
Race Discrimination ,
State Law Claims ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII