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EEOC Sues X-Treme Tech Services for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Company Fired Female Employee After She Resisted Supervisor’s Sexual Advances - THIBODAUX, La. – X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a...more

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EEOC Sues The Cleaning Authority-Fox Valley for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Cleaning Service Provider Sexually Harassed Female Workers and Punished Them for Complaining, Federal Agency Claims - MILWAUKEE – The Cleaning Authority-Fox Valley, a cleaning service provider in eastern Wisconsin,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Employment law and Aesop

Morals based on a real court decision. My law partner Jon Yarbrough alerted me to a recent court decision that is full of little gems for employers. I thought I'd break the decision down into "true fables," each with a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

US Regional Employment 2021: Alabama | Insights & Events

Law and Practice Chambers - The 2020 Chambers US Regional Employment Guide features guidance on employment law across 14 states and includes a unique state comparison tool for readers. The guide provides expert legal...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Make Sure The Discipline Train Leaves The Station On Time

Common sense suggests that once the discipline train has left the station an employee should not be able to derail it by filing a charge of discrimination or engaging in other protected activity. This concept is typically...more

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COVID-19 Litigation Report – August 2020 #3

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Using timely research, Blank Rome’s COVID-19 litigation team provides a weekly report highlighting the latest cases and updates in key litigation areas, such as workplace claims, class actions, breach of contract claims, and...more

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Don’t Taint Your Investigation

The importance of a thorough, independent investigation prior to taking adverse employment action was reaffirmed this week by the Fifth Circuit in Brown v. Walmart. Brown sued her employer, Walmart, for retaliation when she...more

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Truth and Consequences: Title VII's Opposition Clause and Employer's Reasonable Belief

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This summer, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which hears appeals from North Carolina federal courts, issued an opinion that has employers taking note. In Villa v. CavaMezze Grill, LLC, the court...more

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“You’re Fired” Is Not A Good Response To A Report Of Harassment

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This is not a post about any of the activities of the Trump Administration even though the headline uses his catch phrase. We are taking a break from our multi-part series of commenting on the investigation of Trump’s ties...more

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Employers Beware of the Cat's Paw

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The cat scratches again! Five years ago, the United States Supreme Court handed down Staub v. Proctor Hospital, wherein it held that an employer may be liable for a supervisor's discriminatory animus when the independent...more

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Quirky Question #284: If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, can you still unlawfully retaliate against it?

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Question: One of our male supervisors wants to fire a female employee who complained that he was sexually harassing her. The harassment allegations appear to have some substance: he asked her for pictures of herself in a...more

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Fourth Circuit Adopts the Joint Employer Test for Title VII Claims

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Who's The Boss? - In Butler v. Drive Auto. Indus. of Am., Inc., the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over North and South Carolina) joined the majority of federal appellate courts in holding that...more

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Federal Arbitration Case Update | Compelling and Appealing

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Following are two recent federal court rulings related to arbitration. Acknowledgement of Dispute Resolution Policy Sufficient to Compel Arbitration of Retaliation Claim - Ashbey v. Archstone Property Management,...more

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In a Win for Employees, Fourth Circuit Finds That Two Racial Slurs May Support Harassment Claim

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently made two noteworthy rulings in a single case concerning sexual harassment and retaliation under Title VII. First, as it relates to sexual harassment, the Court found that two...more

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Sixth Circuit Contradicts New TN Supreme Court Decision Regarding Retaliation Claims

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Last month, the Tennessee Supreme Court narrowed the definition of retaliation under state law. Less than one month later, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio and...more

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$300,000 In Punitive Damages Upheld In Sexual Harassment Case Despite Nominal Damages Award

Angela Aguilar who worked in a copper mine for approximately 11 months claimed she was sexually harassed, retaliated against, subjected to intentional infliction of emotional distress and was constructively terminated from...more

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Jiudicy to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

Staffing Company Unlawfully Fired Employee Who Reported Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Jiudicy, Inc., doing business as Labor Finders, one of the country's largest industrial labor staffing...more

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Zoria Farms and Z Foods Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Dried Fruit Producer Fired a Class of Workers Who Protested the Widespread Abuse by Supervisors, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO, Calif. - Z Foods, Inc., doing business as Zoria Farms, and its predecessor company,...more

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EEOC Sues Cordia Senior Living for Retaliation

Federal Agency Says Westmont Senior Residence Fired Employee for Complaining About Sexual Hostile Work Environment - CHICAGO - A Westmont, Ill., senior living center violated federal law by retaliating against an...more

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New Missouri Supreme Court Decision Addresses Untimely Claims

On August 27, 2013, the Missouri Supreme Court issued its decision in Farrow v. St. Francis Medical Center (No. SC 92793), which fundamentally alters the manner in which employers must address untimely claims under the...more

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EEOC Sued Fred Fuller Oil Company for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Despite Prior Case by EEOC, Company Owner Again Harasses and Retaliates Against Female Employees, Federal Agency Charges - BOSTON - Fred Fuller Oil Company, a Hudson, N.H.-based oil company, violated federal law when...more

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Twitter: Employee Who Complained about Sexual Harassment via Twitter Fired

Adria Richards is a self-described “endlessly enthusiastic technology evangelist.” While attending a large technology conference in Santa Clara, California, Ms. Richards overheard two men sitting behind her making a series...more

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Cappo Management to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Victory Nissan of Dickson Fired Employees for Protesting Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Cappo Management, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation and automobile dealership doing business as...more

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Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Male Supervisor Subjected Male Employees to Sexual Touching and Comments, Federal Agency Charges - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc., a Charlotte-based provider of private security and...more

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New Pine Ridge Restaurant to Pay $41,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Waitresses Were Abused at Merrill, Wis., Restaurant; Some Were Fired for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - MADISON, Wis. - A Merrill, Wis., restaurant will pay $41,000 and furnish other relief under a consent...more

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