The U.S. Department of Justice has recently issued a memorandum entitled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing.” According to the Memorandum, companies involved in federal criminal and civil investigations will...more
9/25/2015
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Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Government Investigations ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
I’ve been vacationing by the shores of Gitche-Gumee this week, so I’m trying to give myself a little blog-cation as well. Here are some entertaining and controversial legal or employment-related developments from the news...more
9/21/2015
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Colleges ,
Discrimination ,
E-Signatures ,
Federal Contractors ,
Harassment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Kleiner Perkins Caufield ,
Mental Health ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Pay Transparency ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Social Networks ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
If you try to prevent or end workplace discrimination as part of your job, is it legal for your employer retaliate against you?
Inquiring HR professionals, in-house lawyers, and counselors want to know!...more
8/14/2015
/ Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Manager Rule ,
Managers ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Wrongful Termination
It’s been a hectic week for me (I have a trial coming up), and so here are some links to employment law blog posts and workplace news items that I hope will entertain and edify....more
It should be easy to avoid retaliation, right? Because retaliatory conduct is intentional – you can’t “accidentally” retaliate against someone. You can’t “negligently” seek payback....more
Are harassment and retaliation lawsuits all going to the jury now? Are employers doomed? Are the plaintiffs’ lawyers popping the champagne corks? Is the EEOC dancing for joy?...more
Shortly before Ellen Pao lost started a “conversation” about sex discrimination in the tech industry, yet another lawsuit was filed alleging sex discrimination in the tech industry. ...more
It’s been a while since we’ve had an employment law quiz, so let’s do it! This one is on retaliation. As always, the answers will be provided after each question — you have our “no-pressure” guarantee....more
3/16/2015
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Burden of Proof ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Free Speech ,
NLRA ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Title VII
As expected, Law360 reported on Thursday that Plaintiff Alexandra Marchuk has asked Judge Alvin Hellerstein to reconsider his ruling that Nadeem Faruqi and Lubna Faruqi, co-founders of the New York law firm Faruqi & Faruqi,...more
Oh, you better watch out! A lot of employers have been naughty. I checked the court dockets, and would you believe all of these employment lawsuits filed in the week before Christmas! ...more
You’re an employer who tries to do the right thing. But what hidden traps are out there, waiting to grab your ankle and yank you into a lawsuit? Here are a few that cause trouble for even the best employers...more
Homo sapiens is fired for teaching about homophones (and his sister is a known thespian rumored to have dramaturgical aspirations). A teacher at a private language school in Utah says that he was fired by the director for...more
Remember that Supreme Court decision involving alleged retaliation based on an oral complaint of violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act? The plaintiff in the case is now going to get a jury trial....more