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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 +

Ontario, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Dismisses Probationary Employee’s Discrimination Claim

Littler on 2/26/2025

In Karim v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2024 HRTO 1231, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) dismissed a probationary employee’s claim that they were discriminated against with respect to employment because...more

Reductions in Force: Legal Do’s and Don’ts

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/15/2022

Reductions in force (RIFs) are making headlines as companies trim their worker ranks in the face of a weakening economy. Employers must decide whether to implement voluntary or involuntary RIFs (or both); the considerations...more

Employer Response Tips From Firing Suit Over Birdwatcher

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/14/2022

No employer wants to make decisions based on an employee's social media activity. Everyone tells employees to keep their private life private and don't let it affect the job — right? Originally published by Law360 -...more

Plaintiff’s “Paramour Preference” Plan Panned: 9th Circuit Finds Romantic Relationship Not Enough to Show Discrimination Against...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/9/2021

In another chapter in litigation alliteration, in Maner v. Dignity Health, f/k/a Catholic Healthcare West, the Ninth Circuit held that a male employee’s theory that his supervisor’s long-term romantic relationship with a...more

Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

FordHarrison on 2/8/2017

On January 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Roselló, signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (the “Act”). The Act represents the first significant and comprehensive labor law reform to occur in...more

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