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"Constructive Demotion" Claim Under Title VII Gains Traction in 4th Circuit District Courts

While the viability of a claim of “constructive demotion” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) has yet to be determined by the Fourth Circuit, a series of cases in district courts within the Circuit...more

3/12/2020 / Civil Rights Act , Constructive Discharge , Demotions , Employment Litigation , Retaliation , Sexual Harassment , Title VII

Title VII's Protections Don't Extend That Far—4th Circuit Says Review and Copying of Confidential Files Not Protected Activity

Catherine Netter, a 19-year employee of the Guilford County, N.C., Sheriff’s Office, believed a disciplinary sanction she received in 2014, which impeded her ability to be promoted, was motivated by discrimination. Netter,...more

12/6/2018 / Civil Rights Act , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Hiring & Firing , Retaliation , Title VII

Out With the Old “Mad Men” Era Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Federal Contractors

By Final Rule on August 15, 2016, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) updated its sex discrimination guidelines, in an effort to ensure that companies doing business with the...more

8/22/2016 / Civil Rights Act , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Executive Orders , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Federal Contractors , Gender Identity , OFCCP , Sex Discrimination , Sexual Orientation , Title VII

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