Federal law prohibits employers from relying on certain protected statuses (race, color, religion, sex, or national origin) when making employment decisions. Lower courts have required employees suing employers to point to a...more
4/23/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Lateral Transfers ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., decided May 23, a unanimous Supreme Court addressed the standard for determining whether a party has waived its right to arbitrate a controversy by first engaging in litigation. Overruling...more
5/27/2022
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Burden of Proof ,
Collective Actions ,
Delay Claims ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Morgan v Sundance ,
Motion to Compel ,
Prejudice ,
SCOTUS
Several Hollywood companies have agreed to pay $170 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by animators who claimed their wages were depressed by unlawful anti-poaching agreements. The recent settlements highlight that now...more
3/10/2017
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Class Action ,
Consent Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disney ,
DreamWorks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
No-Poaching ,
Popular ,
Sony ,
Twentieth Century Fox ,
Wage-Fixing