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Sixth Circuit Raises Bar for Employer Liability for Customer Harassment of Employees

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In Bivens v. ZEP, Inc., the Sixth Circuit held that an employer is not liable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (Title VII), for harassment by a customer unless the employer intended the harassment...more

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8th Circuit Agrees, Request For Religious Accommodation Is Not Opposition Conduct

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The 8th Circuit recently held that while a request for a religious accommodation may qualify as a protected activity, it is not necessarily “oppositional” so as to give rise to an opposition-clause...more

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Is a Request for Religious Accommodation “Protected Activity” for a Title VII Retaliation Claim?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent federal case the employer has challenged the EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation taking the position that a religious accommodation request does not meet the test for protected activity...more

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