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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Orabona v. Santander: The Importance of ERISA Status for Severance Plans

Verrill on 7/23/2025

Severance plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) must satisfy certain compliance requirements, but federal law affords employers significant advantages in the event a...more

Good Intentions, Lawful Termination: Sixth Circuit Backs Employer Discipline

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 7/22/2025

In a recent decision that reinforces the importance of consistent policy enforcement, the Sixth Circuit upheld the dismissal of an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a nurse terminated from the Cincinnati VA Medical Center...more

Weekends Revisited? Fifth Circuit Re-examines Gender-Specific Scheduling Decision

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/4/2023

Can you have an employment policy that is clearly based on gender? What if it doesn’t affect an “ultimate employment decision,” such as hiring, firing, promoting, granting leave or compensation? Last year, we told you about a...more

#MeToo One Year Later: An Update for Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/7/2018

Join Milwaukee attorneys Sarah Platt and Christine Bestor Townsend as they discuss how things have changed for employers in the era of #MeToo....more

II-36- Holiday Party Tips, the 2018/2019 Federal Regulatory Agenda, and Noteworthy Cases On Suing and Being Sued

Cozen O'Connor on 11/1/2018

This episode offers a Top 10 list of thoughts to minimize problems at your company's upcoming holiday party, discusses what's in the recently-published 2018/2019 federal regulatory agenda, and highlights two noteworthy cases...more

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