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Proskauer - California Employment Law

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

Miller Canfield

6th Circuit Clarifies Opposition Clause of Title VII - Performance of Regular Job Duties as Protected Activity

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Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits retaliation against employees because they either oppose discriminatory actions (the "Opposition Clause") or because of their participation in an investigation, proceeding, or...more

Butler Snow LLP

Chicken Fingers and Cat's Paws: 6th Circuit Reinstates Fired Employee's USERRA Claims

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Under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), employers are prohibited from taking adverse employment actions against employees because they are servicemembers or are obligated to...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: July 2019

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This month's key California employment law cases involve payment of wages, workplace conditions, public employment issues, and civil procedure....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit Says Failure to File Timely EEOC Charge Does Not Deprive Court of Jurisdiction

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In a recent EmployNews article, we reported on a federal appellate circuit split over how courts should dispose of employment discrimination suits where the plaintiff fails to file an EEOC charge within the required statutory...more

Lewitt Hackman

Terminated: A Marriage’s End Should Not Lead to Employment’s End

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Last month, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in Robert Smith v. Millville Rescue Squad (MRS) that an employer cannot terminate an employee for separating or divorcing – the processes of which apparently falls under the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Is Protected Activity Part Of Your Job? You May Still Be Protected.

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If you try to prevent or end workplace discrimination as part of your job, is it legal for your employer retaliate against you? Inquiring HR professionals, in-house lawyers, and counselors want to know!...more

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