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UT Austin Reconsiders Tenure Bid After $3M Pregnancy Discrimination Jury Verdict

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Following a $3,000,000 jury verdict against it earlier this year, The University of Texas at Austin (“UT Austin”), recently reconsidered the tenure bid of Dr. Evdokia Nikolova (“Dr. Nikolova”). In July 2020, Dr. Nikolova...more

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First Circuit Finds No Discrimination or Retaliation in Harvard’s Tenure Decision

In Theidon v. Harvard University, No. 18-1279 (January 31, 2020), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision granting summary judgment for Harvard University as to a female professor’s...more

McAfee & Taft

Oklahoma jury awards transgender employee $1.165 million

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The courts, the Department of Justice, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hold differing views on whether Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or sexual identity....more

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Employment Flash - October 2015

SEC Adopts CEO Pay Ratio Rule - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a final rule requiring public companies to disclose the ratio of annual pay of their chief executive to median annual pay...more

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Justice Department sues university in Oklahoma on behalf of transgender professor

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One of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s stated 2015 priorities is applying Title VII’s sex discrimination protection to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. This focus is illustrated by a recent...more

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Court Denies Summary Judgment to Employer on Professor’s Allegations He Was Denied Tenure After Reporting Inappropriate Facebook...

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A federal court in Oklahoma recently denied summary judgment to Northeastern State University, finding that a professor’s discrimination and retaliation claims, among others, could proceed to trial. The professor, Dr. Leslie...more

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Second Circuit Finds That After-Hours Work Is Considered “Hours Worked” For Purposes Of Determining Eligibility For Leave Under...

Donnelly v. Greenburgh Central School Dist. No. 7, No. 11-cv-2448 (2d Cir., Aug. 10, 2012): The plaintiff, a former high school teacher, claimed that the defendants had unlawfully denied him tenure in retaliation for his...more

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The Importance Of Accurate Time/Hours Records In The Social Media Age

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Just because it’s that I-Can’t-Believe-There’s-One-Week-Left-In-August time of year, doesn’t mean there isn’t some fun and exciting law coming down the pike. An important decision was issued this month by the Second Circuit...more

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