News & Analysis as of August 12, 2025

Employment Discrimination

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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/17/2025

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

Employment Terminations Based on “Cultural Fit”: A Cautionary Tale for Employers

Warner Norcross + Judd on 6/19/2025

On June 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued Kean v. Brinker International, Inc., an opinion that reverses summary judgment for the employer and sends a former Chili’s general manager’s Age...more

7 strikes, and this employer is OUT!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/22/2025

Employer going to trial in age discrimination case. We had a blizzard last Friday (in North Carolina, 2 inches is a blizzard), and we still have ice and snow on the ground a week later. Anyway, I've had enough of winter now...more

New and Proposed New York and New York City Legislation

BakerHostetler on 4/27/2023

The BakerHostetler Labor and Employment Practice Group keeps a close watch on new and upcoming employment and labor laws that could have a significant impact on our New York-based clients. This alert highlights just some of...more

[Event] Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar - November 3rd, La Jolla, CA

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP on 10/13/2022

An event presented by Labor and Employment and Human Resource Professionals - Mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss Procopio’s annual Labor & Employment Seminar in La Jolla on November 3rd. As a dedicated...more

Despite violating numerous workplace behavior policies, flight attendant wins initial day in court

McAfee & Taft on 8/23/2022

A recent jury verdict against Southwest Airlines and Transport Workers Union of America, Local 556 is an interesting study in the tension between an employer’s right to police an employee’s statements on social media and the...more

24 Key Developments in Canadian Labour and Employment Law in 2021

Littler on 12/17/2021

In 2021, Canada saw significant statutory and case law developments in labour and employment law, some of which related to COVID-19. This Insight provides an overview of key 2021 developments, with links to more detailed...more

Consistently Inconsistent: An Example of Shifting Reasons for Employment Termination Precluding Summary Judgment

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/20/2021

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas recently denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment when its alleged shifting reasons for terminating the plaintiff’s employment contract raised genuine issues...more

[Virtual Event] Complex Employment Litigation & Risk Management - February 10th, 10:00 am - 6:15 pm EDT

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 10/26/2020

Critical Guidance on Managing Covid-19 and More High Stakes Issues Coming Across Your Desk. As industry grapples with unprecedented risk and uncertainty, in-house counsel and private practitioners are set to attend ACI’s...more

COVID-19 Labor & Employment Litigation Tracker (UPDATED)

Littler on 10/19/2020

Since March 12, there have been 937 lawsuits (including 96 class actions) filed against employers due to alleged labor and employment violations related to the coronavirus....more

Court Ruling Points to Expanded LGBT Anti-Discrimination Protections in China

Fisher Phillips on 8/12/2020

In a landmark ruling, a Beijing court ruled in favor of a transgender employee against her employer, a Chinese e-commerce company, interpreting China’s anti-discrimination laws to include protection based on sexual...more

SCOTUS Decision Impacts Discrimination Claims Against Religious Employers

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/21/2020

Key Points •The ministerial exception protects religious employers from government interference in internal employment disputes involving the selection, supervision, and removal of individuals who play an important role...more

United States Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of the Ministerial Exception

Payne & Fears on 7/13/2020

In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, 591 U.S. ___, 2020 WL 3808420 (2020) (“Morrissey-Berru”), the United States Supreme Court provided further guidance on the application of the “ministerial exception,” which...more

Major Changes Coming to Employment Discrimination Claims in Virginia

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/17/2020

Governor Ralph Northam signed two bills that both go into law on July 1, 2020, and will drastically alter employment discrimination claims in Virginia. The Virginia Values Act ("VVA") (Senate Bill 868) makes sweeping...more

Virginia’s Values Act Fundamentally Rewrites The Human Rights Act

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/14/2020

Effective July 1, 2020, the Virginia Values Act expands the scope of the Virginia Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination in employment and housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The new law also...more

5 Key Trends For Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: Trend #3 Governmental Enforcement Litigation Trends In 2019

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/23/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The third key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves governmental enforcement litigation, including an overview of priorities and filings by the EEOC, the U.S....more

Supreme Court Hears Landmark Cases On Title VII Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/9/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 8th, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a trio of cases that may decide whether Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. In much of the...more

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

Butler Snow LLP on 10/1/2019

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

What Is a “Wrongful Termination” in Arizona?

Jaburg Wilk on 1/24/2019

Arizona is an “at-will” employment state. This means an employer can terminate you for any reason or no reason, except an unlawful reason. If you are terminated for an unlawful reason, then you may have a claim for wrongful...more

Law @ Work Employer Newsletter - The Savvy Employer’s Guide to Legal Developments & Quirks that Affect the Workplace

Flaster Greenberg PC on 9/14/2018

Welcome to the third edition of the Law @ Work Employer Newsletter. For those of you who read the Law @ Work blog, you know that the blog offers an in-depth analysis of important legal developments. This Newsletter fills in...more

California Court Of Appeal Affirms Remittitur Of Punitive Damages To Lower Than 1:1 Ratio

Mayer Brown on 6/12/2018

In State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell, the Supreme Court strongly implied that in some cases even a 1:1 ratio of punitive to compensatory damages might be too high. In Torres v. B/E Aerospace, Inc., the...more

Two Recent Jury Verdicts Award $6 Million and $7.97 Million To Wrongfully Terminated Employees

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 5/17/2018

Two recent verdicts from California Superior Court juries have awarded former employees $6 million and $7.9 million, respectively, in compensatory damages after a finding of wrongful termination. Martinez v. Rite Aid Corp....more

Eighth Circuit: Employer May “Elaborate” On Explanation For Termination During Litigation

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/21/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision, the Eighth Circuit held that Title VII does not require an employer to provide an employee a reason for termination at the time of termination, and that an employer is not strictly...more

It’s time to think about arbitration agreements again following recent $15 million+ employee verdicts

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 9/5/2017

Jury panels in the Los Angeles Superior Court (which is often referred to as “The Bank” by the plaintiffs’ bar) have recently delivered multimillion-dollar verdicts to former-employee plaintiffs. Many employers doing business...more

The Second Circuit Gives Ex-Cons’ Wrongful Termination Suit A Second Chance

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 6/9/2017

On May 31, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit gave two Ex-Cons a second chance at pursuing their wrongful termination suit against their employer’s client, after New York’s highest court weighed...more

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