An employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act must show the transfer brought about some harm with respect to an identifiable term or condition of employment, but that harm need not be...more
4/26/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Lateral Transfers ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
On April 6, 2021, the total number of COVID-19-related employment complaints filed in United States courts passed the 2,000 mark. Although it took eight months to reach the first 1,000 complaints (March–November 2020), it...more
4/12/2021
/ Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Leave ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Retailers ,
Retaliation ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wrongful Termination
Is a single utterance of an offensive racial slur – specifically the “N-word” – enough to create a hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A Black operating room aide in Dallas, Texas,...more
As 2021 begins, Jackson Lewis continues to work with employers to help them understand, prepare for, and handle the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace. In addition to advising and counseling clients, Jackson Lewis attorneys...more
As industry grapples with unprecedented risk and uncertainty, in-house counsel and private practitioners are set to attend ACI’s Virtual Conference on Complex Employment Litigation & Risk Management on August 20th.
There...more
7/13/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Best Practices ,
Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Strategies ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
LGBTQ ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Misclassification ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Race Discrimination ,
Racial Bias ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wrongful Termination
The Ninth Circuit recognized that plaintiff’s argument was novel but was thwarted by the statute itself. Plaintiff below, argued on behalf of a class, that the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by...more
Employees who take FMLA leave may be required to comply with the employer’s usual and customary notice and procedural requirements for requesting leave. If the employee does not follow these requirements, the employer may...more
All public and private employers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, regardless of size, are barred from asking applicants to disclose information on an arrest that did not result in a conviction or in which the conviction was...more
Our quarterly report discusses new developments in class action litigation and offers strategic guidance and tactical tips on how to defend such claims. This issue covers the following topics: -
Are you my employer?
A...more
12/13/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Misclassification ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour
The latest target of the plaintiff’s overly-aggressive tactics—a company’s use of recruitment ads in hiring employees. All industries and all forms of advertising are potentially coming under attack, including social media...more
The National Labor Relations Board erred in determining that a company violated the National Labor Relations Act by maintaining and enforcing a mandatory arbitration agreement which prohibited employees from bringing or...more
6/10/2016
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Split of Authority ,
Unfair Labor Practices