Wage and Hour, Hostile Environment, Title VII

Federal Government’s Ping Pong Match on Independent Contractor Rule Is Distraction From Enhancing IC Compliance: January 2025 IC...

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/12/2025

Few federal regulations over the past five years have produced more needless concern by stakeholders than the independent contractor rules under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) issued by the different...more

#NoFilter: Outside-of-Work Social Media Posts Can Create a Hostile Work Environment

Cozen O'Connor on 8/16/2024

Prior to the advent of social media, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. Those bygone times, however, have been replaced by a...more

Florida Is a Hotspot for Employment Discrimination Claims and Other Employment Lawsuits, According to Recent Report

Console and Associates, P.C. on 10/16/2023

Under both state and federal law, employers must pay their employees for the hours they work and are prohibited from discriminating against employees and job applicants. However, whether it is due to implicit bias, putting...more

New Report Shows Over Five Percent of All Employment Lawsuits Are Filed in the Central District of California

Console and Associates, P.C. on 10/9/2023

State and federal laws impose a duty on employers to respect employees’ rights and provide them with certain benefits. However, because employment disputes often involve a mix of state and federal claims, most of these cases...more

More Employment Cases Were Filed in the Eastern District of New York than Almost Anywhere Else in the U.S.

Console and Associates, P.C. on 10/9/2023

Employers have a legal duty to ensure a safe, healthy workplace and to pay employees fairly for their work. This includes an obligation to treat employees fairly and respect their individual differences. When an employer’s...more

Employment Discrimination Cases Surge in Southern District of New York, According to Recent Report

Console and Associates, P.C. on 10/9/2023

State and federal laws impose a duty on employers to respect employees’ rights and provide them with certain benefits. However, because employment discrimination claims and other employment disputes often involve a mix of...more

Littler Lightbulb – August Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 9/1/2023

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fifth Circuit Expands Scope of Actionable Claims Under Title VII....more

California Employment Law Notes - January 2021

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 2/1/2021

Bank Employee Who Was Harassed By A Customer Can Proceed With Sexual Harassment Claim - Christian v. Umpqua Bank, 2020 WL 7777882 (9th Cir. 2020) - Jennifer Christian, a former employee of Umpqua Bank, alleged she was...more

Suffering Fools and Foolish Employment Stories Gladly

Littler on 4/1/2019

Paid leave and orthodontia coverage are so passé. Companies are stepping up their game to attract and retain top talent. Ping-pong tables and “paw-ternity”5 leave are no longer novel benefits....more

Back Pay Burden-New Trial Ordered Where Jury Slashed Plaintiff’s Request For Back Pay

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/15/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Sixth Circuit ordered a new trial in a Title VII case where plaintiff presented evidence he was entitled to back pay, the employer presented no evidence to the contrary, and the jury only awarded a...more

EEOC Resuelve Caso de Robo de Salario Discriminatorio

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/6/2016

Steamboat Springs restaurante que pagar $50,000 (50 mil dolares) por falta de pago de salarios adecuados a Los trabajadores latinos debido a su raza u origen nacional - DENVER - En Steamboat Springs, Colorado, el...more

EEOC Conciliates Discriminatory Wage Theft Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/6/2016

Steamboat Springs Restaurant to Pay $50,000 for Failing to Pay Proper Wages to Latino Workers Because of Race or National Origin - DENVER - A Steamboat Springs, Colo., restaurant has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve race...more

MLB Litigation Brief: 4th Circuit Hostile Work Enviro, Class Action Trends Cause Concern, Low-Wage Non-Competes & More

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 6/11/2015

Survey Says Increasing Number of Class Actions Most Important Litigation Trend: Norton Rose Fulbright recently released its global 2015 Litigation Trends Annual Survey, which compiles litigation trends and data gathered...more

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