Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation

[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/22/2018

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

Failure to Investigate and Fat-Shaming Permit Employment Claims to Proceed

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/2/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: Under California law, obesity can qualify as a disability if it has a physiological cause and limits a major life activity. Proving such a claim has been difficult. The First District Court of Appeal’s...more

Dollar General Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/26/2017

Portal, Ga., Store Manager Refused to Interview Applicant After Seeing Her Arm in a Sling, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - The owner-operator of a Georgia Dollar General store violated federal law by discriminating...more

Sixth Circuit Signs Off On EEOC Subpoena In UPS Disability Discrimination Case

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/15/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Sixth Circuit recently affirmed a U.S. District Court’s decision granting the EEOC’s application to enforce a subpoena in a disability discrimination investigation, finding that company-wide...more

Peoria’s Green Chevrolet to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/26/2017

Black Employee with Disability Involuntarily Transferred and Fired for Opposing It, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - A Peoria, Ill., Chevrolet dealership will pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability...more

Food Service Company to Pay $35,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/31/2017

Legendary Baking Fired Employee Because of Spinal Cord Condition, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - An Illinois food service company will pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination...more

California Employment Law Notes - January 2017

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 1/10/2017

$90 Million Judgment Reinstated: Employers Must Relieve Employees Of All Duties During Their Rest Periods - Augustus v. ABM Sec. Servs., Inc., 2016 WL 7407328 (Cal. S. Ct. 2016) - Jennifer Augustus filed this...more

Opposing Employer Actions Directed at General Public Not Protected Activity

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/21/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: An employee who expresses opposition to an employer’s policies and practices that affect members of the general public is not engaging in an activity that FEHA protects, because the activity is not opposing...more

Finally! Something That's Not "Protected Activity" in California

FordHarrison on 11/16/2016

It turns out that “protected activity” sufficient to make out a retaliation claim in California is not as broad as it may sometimes seem. On November 9, 2016, the Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the employer in...more

Granite Mesa Health Center Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/4/2016

Nursing Home Fired a Certified Nurse Assistant When He Disclosed He Was HIV-Positive, Federal Agency Charged - AUSTIN, Texas - A nursing home violated federal law by discharging an employee who hesitated when ordered to...more

The Clock Has Struck 12 On The EEOC Fiscal Year-End Countdown – Surprising Revelations For FY 2016

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/3/2016

With the end of another EEOC fiscal year employers look with anticipation to what the year-end trends can tell us about the sometimes elusive EEOC litigation agenda. In years past, the EEOC has engaged in a “filing frenzy,”...more

When Is A School District “Deliberately Indifferent” To Student Discrimination Claims?

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 10/2/2015

When a student alleges discrimination within the school environment, the school district may be held liable if it was “deliberately indifferent” to the discrimination. Three recent cases involving allegations of sexual...more

Employment Law - September 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/16/2015

From the California Legislature: New Employment Laws, Bills Set for Signature: Why it matters - The California Legislature has been busy with employment-related bills, passing measures to provide additional...more

Justrite Manufacturing Company to Pay $418,000

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/11/2014

TO SETTLE EEOC CLASS INVESTIGATION EEOC Found Employer Discriminated and Retaliated Against Disabled Employees - CHICAGO - Justrite Manufacturing Company, a Mattoon, Ill.-based manufacturer of storage, handling and...more

Brookdale Senior Living Communities Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/29/2014

Employer Refused to Accommodate and Fired Former Health & Wellness Director, Federal Agency Says - DENVER - Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation based in Brentwood, Tenn., violated the...more

EEOC Sues Erie Strayer Company for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/28/2014

Erie Equipment Supplier Made Unlawful Medical Inquiries and Engaged in Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges - PITTSBURGH - The Erie Strayer Company, an Erie-Pa.-based construction equipment supplier, violated federal...more

Making Your Termination Decision Count (Don’t Sleep on This One…)

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/19/2014

The success or failure of an employer’s defenses in employment litigation often turns on what motivated a termination decision. My consistently subpar performance or my complaint about harassment? My taking of leave or...more

Annual Labor & Employment Update 2013

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 12/23/2013

BB&K labor and employment law attorneys hosted a webinar focusing on new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. Topics included: - New Legislation Public and Private Employers -...more

EEOC Sues Upper Chesapeake Health System for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/30/2013

Health Care System Fired a Pulmonary Function Technologist After She Requested an Accommodation and Filed a Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Upper Chesapeake Health System, a leading health...more

Georgia Council for the Hearing-impaired Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/25/2013

Federal Agency Alleges Organization Breached Mediation Agreement; Retaliated Against Employee for Filing Charge - ATLANTA - The Georgia Council for the Hearing-Impaired, a nonprofit agency that provides services for...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - September 2013: Findings that Employee Violated Company Policies were not an Admission of Legal...

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/19/2013

In Oliver v. Microsoft Corp., a federal district court in California ruled that Microsoft’s internal determination that the plaintiff’s supervisor violated the company’s discrimination and retaliation policies was not an...more

Supreme Court Makes Defending Title VII Cases Easier For Employers; Decides To Review Noel Canning, Will Rule On NLRB Recess...

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 7/10/2013

On June 24, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases which are clear victories for employers. First, in Vance v. Ball State University, the Supreme Court held that “an employer may be vicariously liable for...more

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