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Seventh Circuit Upholds Exclusion of Pregnant Workers from Temporary Alternative Duty Policy

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In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that an employer did not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) despite excluding pregnant workers from its “Temporary Alternative...more

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Wal-Mart Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Defuniak Springs Store Management Allowed Male Associate to Abuse Female Co-Workers, Federal Agency Charges - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Wal-Mart Stores East, LP violated federal law when it allowed a male employee at its Defuniak...more

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Walmart to Pay $410,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Geneva Store Management Allowed Associate to Subject Female Employees to a Hostile Work Environment Based on Sex for Years, Federal Agency Charged - BUFFALO, N.Y. – Walmart Stores East, LP will pay $410,000 and provide...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Seventh Circuit Says Title VII's Religious Accommodation Obligation Does Not Extend Beyond Minimal Burdens

Title VII requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to allow employees to work in ways compatible with their religious beliefs and practices. However, for decades, federal courts have interpreted this obligation...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Seventh Circuit: No Need For Walmart To Accommodate Religious Manager’s Schedule

Applying the Supreme Court’s longstanding rule that Title VII requires employers to accommodate religious practices unless doing so would impose more than a “slight burden,” the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a...more

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Seyfarth’s 2020 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Is Now Available!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth’s 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report analyzes 1,467 rulings and is our most comprehensive Report ever at 800 pages....more

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2019 Law At Work - Year In Review

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They say the only thing in life that is constant is change, and we certainly saw that in 2019. This was a big year for change in employment law as legislators, courts, and regulators, shaped the workplace to reflect societal...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Prior Harassment Claims Do Not Eliminate Employer's Use of Faragher-Ellerth Defense

Under Title VII, employers are vicariously liable for incidents of sexual harassment engaged in by supervisors. In its Faragher and Ellerth decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged a limited defense to claims of...more

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EEOC Sues Wal-Mart For Pregnancy Discrimination

Menonomie, Wisconsin Distribution Center Refused to Keep Pregnant Workers on the Job Working Light Duty, Federal Agency Charges - MADISON - Wal-Mart violated federal law when it refused to accommodate workers'...more

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Jury Awards Over $31 Million To Former Wal-Mart Employee—But Wal-Mart Probably Won’t Have To Pay Most Of It

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McPadden v. WalMart Stores East, L.P., No. 14-cv-475, awarded more than $31 million to a former Wal-Mart employee who had worked for the company as a pharmacist. The plaintiff sued for discrimination and retaliation after...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Splitting the Difference: Recent Developments in Circuit Splits Over Class Action Lawsuits

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It has been a busy summer for federal appellate courts deciding class action issues. Amidst all the sound and fury, this summer's decisions so far highlight two splits among the federal circuits, while also diminishing if...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Developments in Protections for LGBT Workers

It’s been a busy few weeks for developments in the area of LGBT rights since the Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell , 576 U.S. ___ (2015)....more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

Court Strikes Down Proposed Class of Female Wal-Mart Employees – Again!

After suffering defeat in the United States Supreme Court, Plaintiffs in Dukes et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. returned to court in California in an attempt to certify a newly defined and smaller class of 150,000 current and...more

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EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Disability Discrimination

Developmentally Disabled Walmart Employee in Akron Store Fired for Complaining About Sexual Touching, Federal Agency Charges - CLEVELAND - Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. violated federal law by allowing a male employee...more

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