Seyfarth Synopsis: Confronted with pleadings that unequivocally showcases the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department’s discriminatory scheduling policies, the Fifth Circuit finds that the strict application of its precedent...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories, LLC (“BMGL”) is in the genetic test business. BMGL sells its tests to its “channel partners,” who in return test specimens ordered by physicians. Brandon Perthuis became...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The First Circuit recently sided with an employer in a disability discrimination suit in Trahan v. Wayfair Maine, Inc., Civil Action 19-1961....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Vaccinations have been widely debated over the past few years, leaving employers unclear about their obligations to accommodate employees whose religious beliefs conflict with them. Recently the U.S. Court...more
1/31/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Municipalities ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Exemption ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Wrongful Termination
Seyfarth Synopsis: In affirming summary judgment in favor of the defendant in an Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference and retaliation case, the Fifth Circuit reinforced the importance of documenting performance...more
8/20/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interference Claims ,
Medical Leave ,
Performance Reviews ,
Retaliation ,
Summary Judgment
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that former employees need not return severance pay before filing a lawsuit against an employer, when the employee alleges the...more
10/2/2018
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Former Employee ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Severance Agreements ,
Severance Pay ,
Title VII