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Employment Litigation Roundup: August 2025

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In Bivens v. Zep, Inc., a customer engaged in unwanted romantic advances towards a former employee. The employee sued the employer for harassment and hostile work environment under federal law, asserting that the employer...more

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"Tighty whitey" case has 4 good lessons about workplace retaliation

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You can't make this stuff up. I hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving. A federal judge just down the road from me ruled this week that a woman’s retaliation case should go to a jury, even though her sexual harassment...more

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Web Exclusive - That’s My Story And I’m Sticking To It: A Look At The “Honest Belief” Rule

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You find out an employee launches a false complaint of discrimination or harassment and you terminate them for their dishonesty. There’s no harm in that, right? Think again. There has been a recent trend of cases where courts...more

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Fourth Circuit Finds Former Employee Established Prima Facie Case of Retaliation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fourth Circuit revived the retaliation case of a former city employee who was terminated one day after expressing an intent to file a formal grievance against her supervisor for race-based harassment,...more

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Winning Harassment Claims in the #MeToo Era

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In this #MeToo era, employers are, understandably, a little sensitive when someone raises a claim of harassment. Even with the heightened sense of peril, companies should remember that if they are doing the right thing—having...more

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Title VII and Title IX Retaliation Case

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Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Burton v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, affirmed the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the employer...more

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HR to the Rescue: Prompt Investigation Beats EEOC’s Sex Harassment Claim

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Don’t listen to all the doubters – HR truly can save the day. A recent federal court decision from the Western District of Tennessee illustrates the point again: prompt and appropriate investigation of a sexual...more

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Wacky Employee Claims: What Employers Can Learn From Outlandish Situations

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Think you've heard every cautionary workplace tale? Believe it or not, you probably haven't – the real question is, how prepared are you to handle wildly unusual complaints, extreme accommodation requests, and highly awkward...more

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Federal Judge Agrees with EEOC That Montrose Restaurant Created Abusive Work Environment

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Berryhill Baja's Owner Subjected Two Female Bartenders to Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - A Houston judge has granted summary judgment (judgment prior to trial) in favor of the U.S. Equal...more

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