On February 8, 2019, the Fourth Circuit ruled an employer can be liable for gender discrimination for spreading false rumors that a female employee slept with her male boss to obtain a promotion. Parker v. Reema Consulting...more
3/20/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Insubordination Policy ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Sexual Harassment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is considering easing the burden a complaining employee faces to establish a claim for retaliation in proposed revisions to its Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation...more
In this edition of SuperVision Today, Erin Jones Adams previews some major issues in avoiding liability in the emerging area of treatment of members of the LGBT community. Carrie Harris takes a look at the latest in the...more
6/8/2016
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Internet Privacy ,
LGBTQ ,
Over-Time ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Social Media Policy ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
In 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States held that plaintiffs claiming retaliation under Title VII must prove that “but for” the retaliation they would not have been discharged. University of Texas Southwestern Medical...more
6/11/2015
/ Burden-Shifting ,
But For Causation ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hostile Environment ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Nassar ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII
In This Issue:
- Notes from the Chair and Executive Editor
- The Fourth Circuit Asks What For, Answers with But For: The Determination that a Landmark United States Supreme Court Decision Does Not Change Employment...more
6/1/2015
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
But For Causation ,
Conciliation ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
LinkedIn ,
Mach Mining v EEOC ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Title VII ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wellness Programs
In modern employment litigation, the employer’s ultimate goal is to prevail at summary judgment, thereby avoiding the expense of trial and the unpredictability of a jury. A recent decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of...more