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Civil Rights Act Employer Liability Issues Former Employee

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Timing Is Everything: SCOTUS Shuts Down Retiree’s ADA Post-Employment Benefits Claim

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Do former employees have the right to sue their previous employer under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for discrimination in the administration of post-employment fringe benefits? Resolving a circuit...more

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Supreme Court Hears Discrimination Case Involving Retiree Benefits

The Supreme Court of the United States recently heard oral arguments in a case that could broadly impact employers’ retiree benefits and liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The court will decide whether...more

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Fidelity Home Energy to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

Employer Created Hostile Work Environment By Discriminating Against Customers Based on Their Perceived Ethnicity,Federal Agency Charges - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Leandro-based solar and home energy company Fidelity Home...more

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Having Your Cake And Eating It Too: Sixth Circuit Rules That Employees Need Not Return Severance Pay Before Suing

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that former employees need not return severance pay before filing a lawsuit against an employer, when the employee alleges the...more

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Keller Paving and Landscaping To Pay $59,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

North Dakota Construction Company Forced Female Truck Driver to Quit to Escape Abusive Workplace, Federal Agency Charged - MINNEAPOLIS - A North Dakota civil construction company operating in Minot, N.D., will pay $59,000...more

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Trans Ocean Seafoods To Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Mixtec Clam Diggers Faced Explicit Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - Northwestern Washington-based Trans Ocean Seafoods, Inc., doing business as New England Shellfish, will pay $75,000 to three female...more

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References: A Treacherous Slope

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A recent opinion of federal Judge Timothy Hillman sends a message to employers in Massachusetts that providing references on behalf of former employees is a dangerous practice. In Soni v. Wespiser et al, Judge Hillman...more

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