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California Supreme Court Holds Failure to Promote Claims Accrue With Employee’s ‘Knowledge’ of Denied Promotion

If an employee is passed over for a promotion due to alleged harassment, does the failure to promote happen when the employer decides to promote someone else or when the successful candidate actually takes on the role? ...more

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California Supreme Court Holds Statute Of Limitations On Failure To Promote Claims Runs When Employee Knows Or Reasonably Should...

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When does the statute of limitations period begin to run on a harassment claim? The California Supreme Court has ruled in Pollock v. Tri-Modal Distribution Services, Inc. that the time to file a cause of action for failure...more

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California Court of Appeals Finds Uninvolved Joint Employers Are Innocent Bystanders, Cannot Be Held Liable for Harassment and...

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On April 7, 2020, the California Court of Appeals (the “Court”) upheld summary judgment for two professional employer organizations (referred to in the decision as a “staffing agencies”) accused of harassment and...more

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Chipotle’s Employees Denied Class Certification On Employment Discrimination Claims

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 15, 2020, in Guzman v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 17-CV-02606-HSG, 2020 WL 227567 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 15, 2020), Judge Haywood Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...more

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Big Lots Stores to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Retailer Permitted Disability Harassment at West Virginia Store, Then Retaliated Against Employee For Reporting Harassment of a Co-Worker, Federal Agency Charged - Elkins, WV - National retailer Big Lots Stores, Inc.,...more

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EEOC Sues Fanatics Retail Group for Race Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

Sports Merchandise Retailer Permitted Racist Slurs and Refused to Promote an Employee Who Complained - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Fanatics Retail Group, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting employees to racial...more

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Employer Responsibilities re Mental Health Conditions

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a “User-Friendly Document” explaining the rights of job applicants and employees with mental health conditions. In doing so, the EEOC has confirmed that individuals...more

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A Review of the EEOC's Systemic Initiative: Tracking its Progress, Current Priorities, and Key Developments in FY 2016

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On November 16, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its annual Performance and Accountability Report, which highlights key EEOC developments over the past fiscal year, ending September 30,...more

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EEOC Releases Guidance on Mental Health Discrimination

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidance reminding employers that it is illegal under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other laws to discriminate against an employee simply because...more

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Employment Law - June 2016 #2

California Considers Extending Fair Pay Act to Race, Ethnicity - Why it matters - Reflecting the nationwide trend of pay equity, a new bill under consideration by California legislators would extend the state's Fair...more

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Is Sexual Orientation Now a Protected Class?

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In our June 26 alert regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, we said we would continue to keep you posted regarding new developments in this area of the law. Some of you may...more

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