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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Doing Nothing in Response to a Report of Sexual Harassment Could Cost You Millions – the LAPD Recently Learned the Hard Way

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If an employee complains about a sexually suggestive picture circulating in the workplace that looks like her but is not, is that a hostile work environment complaint? It might be. In Lillian Carranza v. City of Los Angeles,...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Unsuccessful Whistleblower Was Not Entitled To Recover Attorney’s Fees

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Lampkin v. County of Los Angeles, 2025 WL 1874669 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025) - D’Andre Lampkin, a deputy in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, investigated a man whom he believed was soliciting a prostitute. (In...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Adverse employment actions require a decision maker. Make sure you have one.

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Among the first questions I ask when investigating a lawsuit accusing my client of discriminatory conduct is, “Who made the decision?” The reasons are simple. First, an adverse employment action – like termination,...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

Yes, an Arbitrator Can Exceed Their Powers in the Eleventh Circuit

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The reports of the death of Section 10 of the FAA may have been greatly exaggerated. Thursday, a majority of the Eleventh Circuit held in Nalco Co. LLC v. Bonday that an arbitration award was subject to vacatur under Section...more

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Nuclear Winter:  The Post-Verdict Battle in Employment Cases

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As we have previously reported here and here, “nuclear” verdicts from California juries in employment discrimination and harassment cases have become increasingly common over the past few years. Although these massive...more

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Court Reverses $10 Million Sexual Harassment Verdict Due To Judge’s “Bizarre Comments”

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On April 7, 2025, the California Court of Appeal reversed a whopping $10 million verdict in favor of an employee in a sexual harassment case due to the trial judge’s improper evidentiary rulings and inappropriate comments...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Seventh Circuit Says Non-Disabled Employee Entitled to Back Pay for Unlawful Medical Exam

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The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits employers from requiring employee medical examinations absent business necessity. The ADA provides a back pay remedy for violations, but limits these damages to discrimination on...more

Venable LLP

Roque v. Octapharma Plasma, Inc.: $11 Million Verdict in Employment Discrimination Case Despite the Absence of Economic Damages...

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Employers beware. In Roque v. Octapharma Plasma Inc., a California jury delivered an award of over $11 million to an individual plaintiff in an employment discrimination case despite the absence of economic damages for wages...more

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$2.49 Million Verdict Underscores Expansive USERRA Protections

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A little more than a year after U.S. Army veteran Le Roy Torres kept his case alive at the U.S. Supreme Court, a Texas jury voted unanimously to award him $2.49 million on the claim that his former employer, the Texas...more

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Chipotle to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case

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Restaurant Fired Employee After She Reported Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. – Chipotle Services LLC, doing business as Chipotle Mexican Grill, a Mexican-style fast food chain, has agreed to pay...more

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Tips for a Successful EEOC Mediation

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After an EEOC charge is filed, the EEOC may elect to hold mediation at their offices if both parties are willing. Mediation may resolve the dispute without the need for litigation. To improve the chance of a successful...more

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