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Minnesota Courts Address Business Discrimination Claims: What Companies Should Know

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Two recent decisions by the Minnesota Court of Appeals will impact Minnesota businesses facing potential discrimination claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). In Andrea Anderson v. Aitkin Pharmacy Services, LLC,...more

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Women’s professional sports leagues take different approaches to transgender inclusion

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The leagues are not necessarily of one mind. The participation of transgender and non-binary individuals in competitive sports is a controversial topic. Sports organizations at various levels have struggled to balance...more

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The Olympic Games: Citius, Altius, Fortius and Litigious?

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The Games of the XXXII Olympiad will soon begin. They will be played under the Olympic motto of Citius, Altius, Fortius (faster, higher, stronger). But to what extent will the Games also be litigious?  ...more

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Clearing the Hurdle of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Sports

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He is a latter-day Jackie Robinson — he just happens to break down social barriers without a bat and glove....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Climbing Everest And Your Compliance Process

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What is your compliance process? I thought about that question when I read an article in this month’s National Geographic Magazine entitled “Maxed Out on Everest” by Mark Jenkins....more

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District Court Finds Boys’ Basketball Haircut Policy Does Not Constitute Discrimination Or Infringe Student Rights

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In Hayden v. Greensburg Community School Corporation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana found that a school’s haircut policy for the boys’ basketball team did not constitute gender discrimination,...more

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Office Pools in Connecticut: Jump In? Maybe. (But Don’t Cause a Splash)

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As I’ve written about before, Connecticut has basically turned a blind eye towards office pools — particularly when the organizer doesn’t take a cut of the prize money. ...more

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Madness in March—The Final Four Reasons to be Wary of the NCAA Tournament in the Workplace

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Okay, let’s get one thing straight right away: this is NOT a blog post telling you that it’s okay to sponsor an NCAA pool in your office or even suffer one to exist. That’s because I’m a lawyer and, according to federal and...more

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Great Taste, Less Filling: Revisiting The NFL’s Rooney Rule

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The Rooney Rule was established to promote the hiring of minorities among the NFL’s head coaches and general managers. But with numbers at their lowest since the Rule’s inception ten years ago, is the Rooney Rule working?...more

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