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Broadway Ruling Puts Discrimination Claims In The Limelight

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Does the First Amendment right to free speech permit an employer to hire or fire an employee based on race? On its face, the proposition may seem absurd, especially as we approach the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Supreme Court Decides LGBTQ Are Protected From Workplace Discrimination

In a landmark 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States held that workplace discrimination on the basis of an employee’s LGBTQ status is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court’s opinion...more

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Gender Identity Complexity: From the Olympics to the Workplace

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Olympic runner Caster Semenya, a woman by her own identification, was born with a unique body. While outwardly female, her body produces an excess of testosterone compared with other women. Olympic authorities have at times...more

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Wacky Employee Claims: What Employers Can Learn From Outlandish Situations

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Think you've heard every cautionary workplace tale? Believe it or not, you probably haven't – the real question is, how prepared are you to handle wildly unusual complaints, extreme accommodation requests, and highly awkward...more

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