Last week, President Trump made headlines when he tweeted that “‘progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen … originally came from countries” that were “totally broken and crime infested,” and that they should “go back” to the...more
7/19/2019
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Donald Trump ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Muslims ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Offensive Language ,
Slurs ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Twitter
1. Does Title VII Protect Against Discrimination Based on Gender Identification or Sexual Orientation?
The Supreme Court has not yet resolved whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act—which forbids discrimination in...more
1/25/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
White male discontent has been a major media talking point since the presidential election, and even long before. This talking point has made its way into the workplace, where tech firms are now being targeted for allegedly...more
8/30/2017
/ Amtrak ,
Appeals ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Employee Transfers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Pretext ,
Reorganizations ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trump Administration
If you're an employee and you work more than 40 hours a week, you typically have the right to receive time-and-a-half overtime pay for those extra hours....more
1/17/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Barack Obama ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Trump Administration ,
White-Collar Exemptions