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Court Decides That CNN Producer’s Discrimination Claims Are Not “Fake News”

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 2/7/2020

Can a news organization avoid a discrimination claim by arguing that it was exercising its First Amendment right to choose who writes the news? That’s the question that the California courts have been grappling with in...more

Religious Institutions Update: June 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/8/2018

Since 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court has expressly construed a neutral law of general applicability as consistent with the free exercise clause. Deeming Colorado's public accommodations law just such a law, the Colorado Court...more

Sexual Harassment Dominates California Legislation in 2018

Fisher Phillips on 2/21/2018

As we discussed back in January, sexual harassment appears to be the hot topic for the California State Legislature’s 2018 session. This is certainly not a surprise, as issues related to sexual harassment and the #MeToo...more

Unpaid Volunteers Are Not Covered By New Jersey’s Whistleblower Law

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/18/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: New Jersey’s Appellate Division upheld summary judgment dismissing a claim of whistleblower retaliation under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (“CEPA”), finding that plaintiff, an unpaid volunteer...more

As The Rotunda Turns . . . Affair, Coverup, Retaliation — And Lawsuit Against State House

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/14/2015

You may have heard about the two Tea Party legislators in Michigan who were having an affair, engaged in a bizarre cover-up that failed, had to resign/were expelled, and then lost their election bids to get their seats back....more

Be Careful What You Say: Allegations Of Worker Misconduct Might Be Defamation

Fisher Phillips on 8/12/2015

Healthcare institutions have a moral and legal obligation to promote patient safety as an essential component of patient care. Supervisors and managers must be supportive of their staffs while remaining vigilant about the...more

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