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On April 29, 2024, in McBeath v. City of Indianapolis, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted summary judgment in favor of the City of Indianapolis on a plaintiff’s claims for Family and Medical...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently gave whistleblowers an easier path to win retaliation lawsuits they file, making the always delicate task of handling corporate whistleblowers that much more delicate. Compliance and HR teams...more
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Companies Fired Female Recruiter After She Complained of Sex Discrimination, Federal Agency Found - LOUIS – Outwest Express, a transportation services company, and American One Source, a professional employer organization...more
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On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) held that a complaint about a theoretical violation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010...more
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