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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Interactive Process Remains Key To Prevailing On ADA Claims

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 6/30/2021

In Thompson v. Microsoft, No. 20-50218 (June 22, 2021), the Fifth Circuit provided employers a great reminder of the importance of the interactive process when it affirmed summary judgment for the employer, Microsoft, on...more

That is SO last week - October 2015

Zelle LLP on 10/6/2015

Last week saw a lot of media coverage about “Yelp for People.” The app, called Peeple, allows users to rate friends, co-workers, and romantic partners based on a five-star rating system. Recruiters could review the ratings...more

That is SO last week - September 2015 #3

Zelle LLP on 9/22/2015

Last week, The New York Times reported that men “feel entitled to take time off for family” too. The subject of the article was Josh Levs, a former CNN reporter who wanted more time off when his third child was born...more

That is SO last week - August 2015 #2

Zelle LLP on 8/11/2015

Pay was the big deal last week. A divided Securities and Exchange Commission voted to approve the CEO Pay Ratio Rule. The new rule requires publicly traded companies to disclose the ratio of their chief executive officer’s...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - September 2013: Findings that Employee Violated Company Policies were not an Admission of Legal...

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/19/2013

In Oliver v. Microsoft Corp., a federal district court in California ruled that Microsoft’s internal determination that the plaintiff’s supervisor violated the company’s discrimination and retaliation policies was not an...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - January 07, 2011

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/7/2011

In this issue: California Employer Allowed to Pursue Defamation Action Against Protesting Employees; Payroll Company Not an Employer Under the California Labor Code or FLSA; PAGA Claims On The Rise – Suitable Seating Just...more

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