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One Use of the “N-word” Lands an Employer in a Jury Trial – Lessons to Learn

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One instance of a coworker directing the “N-word” to a Black employee can rise to the level of being so severe as to make for a racially hostile work environment in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Luck may have been the residue of design in jeweler’s age discrimination win

Branch Rickey, former General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers and the man who gave Jackie Robinson his shot in the Big Leagues, once said that luck is the residue of design. (Actually, the phrase may come from the British...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Bah! Humbug! An employment law Christmas Carol

With some help from Charles Dickens. Marlie was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of her burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge...more

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