Hostile Environment, Adverse Employment Action, Employment Discrimination

Coldplay Gate: What if It Happened at Your Company?

Gould + Ratner LLP on 7/24/2025

The internet lit up recently with viral footage from a “kiss cam” at a Coldplay concert in Boston, Massachusetts. The clip, now dubbed by some as “Coldplay Gate,” depicts the married CEO of Astronomer, Inc., having an...more

Justices Mull Fundamental Element of Proof in Title VII Case During Oral Argument In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/21/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: One of the most anticipated employment cases of the term was recently argued before the United States Supreme Court. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis the Court requested the parties address the issue:...more

Florida Is a Hotspot for Employment Discrimination Claims and Other Employment Lawsuits, According to Recent Report

Console and Associates, P.C. on 10/16/2023

Under both state and federal law, employers must pay their employees for the hours they work and are prohibited from discriminating against employees and job applicants. However, whether it is due to implicit bias, putting...more

Littler Lightbulb – August Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 9/1/2023

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fifth Circuit Expands Scope of Actionable Claims Under Title VII....more

NRC Board Rules on Adverse Employment Actions in Discrimination Cases

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/5/2021

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board finds that investigating an employee’s discrimination complaint does not, in itself, constitute a violation under the NRC’s employee protection regulations. ...more

Seventh Circuit Clarifies Evidentiary Standard for Employment Discrimination Claims

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/25/2016

In Ortiz v. Werner Enterprises, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified its standard for evaluating evidence in employment discrimination cases and rejected prior decisions to the extent they...more