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Hiring & Firing Retaliation

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +
Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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EEOC Sues Logic Staffing for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Staffing Agency With Unlawful Refusal to Hire Muslim Applicant Who Asked For Ability to Attend Friday Prayer - SEATTLE – Logic Staffing, a Washington-based staffing and recruiting agency, violated...more

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EEOC Files Three Sexual Harassment Lawsuits

Federal Suits Charge Employers Failed to Protect their Employees from Hostile Work Environments and Retaliated Against Those Who Complained - ST. LOUIS –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed three...more

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EEOC Sues Three Employers for Race Discrimination

Federal Suits Charge a Retirement Community Operator, Call Center Operator, and a Salt Producer Engaged in Racial Discrimination - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a trio of...more

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EEOC Sues GBMC Healthcare & Greater Baltimore Medical Center for Disability Discrimination

Federal Suit Says GBMC Hospital Discriminated and Retaliated Against Registered Nurse Because of Disability - BALTIMORE – GBMC Hospital violated federal law when it discriminated against a deaf employee because of...more

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EEOC Sues Minden Seafood for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Company Failed to Protect Worker from a Coworker’s Sexual Advances and Later Refused to Rehire Her - MINDEN, La. – Minden Seafood, LLC, a seafood restaurant in Minden, Louisiana, violated federal law...more

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EEOC Sues Reggio’s Pizza for Retaliation

Federal Lawsuit Says Illinois Restaurant Fired Employee Who Complained About Harassment - CHICAGO – Reggio’s Pizza, Inc., which operates restaurants and sells ready-made pizza throughout Chicago, violated federal law when...more

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EEOC Sues Osmose Utilities Services for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Utility Service Provider Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodation and Fired Employee Because of Her Disability - ATLANTA – Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., a provider of services and products to...more

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Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Rules That Secretly Recording Co-Workers Dooms Retaliation Claim

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The Tenth Circuit recently reaffirmed that employers may lawfully enforce a policy against surreptitious recordings. In Spagnolia v. Charter Communications, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...more

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Littler Lightbulb: August Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fifth Circuit Vacates DOL Tip Credit Rule...more

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J.A. Croson Pays $1.6 Million to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Plumbing Contractor Will Compensate Black and Hispanic Plumbers Subjected to Racially Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation - TAMPA, Fla. – J.A. Croson, a Sorrento, Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor, agreed to...more

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The Michigan Supreme Court Expands Public Policy Causes of Action for Retaliatory Discharge

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Under Michigan’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (“MiOSHA”), employers may not “discharge an employee or in any manner discriminate against an employee because the employee filed a complaint” regarding the employer’s...more

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EEOC Secures $340,000 Settlement Against “Bark If You’re Dirty” Pet Stores

Settles Federal Lawsuit Claiming Pervasive Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Company Stores - PHOENIX – Bark If You’re Dirty, a pet store with locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale, owned and operated by Teetszinty, LLC,...more

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Ohio Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility to Pay $150,000 in Age, Sex and Retaliation Discrimination Case

Settles Federal Lawsuit Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility Fired Physical Therapy Assistant Because of His Age and Sex - CLEVELAND – The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and...more

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Restaurant Settles EEOC Lawsuit Based on Denying Cook’s No-Sundays Request: 6 Steps for Handling Religious Accommodation Requests

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A North Carolina restaurant franchisee has agreed to pay $40,000 and take other corrective measures to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the EEOC after being accused of denying a cook’s...more

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Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Workplace Policies Against Secret Recordings

In recent years, the issue of secret recordings by employees has sparked considerable controversy. You may recall the recent incident involving an employee at CloudFlare, who filmed herself for nine minutes while questioning...more

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Illinois Extends Statute of Limitations for Filing Discrimination Claims Under Illinois Human Rights Act, Adds Protected Classes,...

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Last week, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law several bills that significantly amend the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA). As a result of these amendments, Illinois employers should expect an uptick in discrimination cases...more

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Lactation Accommodation Results in Misconduct Firing, Tenth Circuit Affirms

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Here’s an interesting case that at first blush appears to be an accommodations case, but on a deeper dive is a workplace misconduct case. In Spagnolia v. Charter Communications LLC, The Tenth Circuit Appeals affirmed the...more

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AZ Court Grants Summary Judgment for Employer on Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Issues

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In Nessel v. JDM Golf LLC, 2024 WL 3494378, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted summary judgment for an employer, dismissing the federal law and Arizona state law claims of a former employee alleging...more

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Charlotte IHOP to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Settles Federal Agency Charges Restaurant Refused to Honor Religious Accommodation and Fired Employee for Requesting It CHARLOTTE, N.C. –Suncakes NC, LLC, a North Carolina-based company, and Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based...more

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EEOC Sues VibraLife of Katy for Disability Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Facility Fired Nurse With Sleep Disorder - HOUSTON – VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, violated federal law when...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Egg Retrieval Procedures Not Protected By FEHA

Affirming summary judgment for an employer, a California appellate panel said an employee could not advance claims of harassment, discrimination and retaliation based on her egg retrieval procedures....more

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Michigan Supreme Court Expands Employer Exposure to Public Policy Retaliation Claims

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In Michigan, various state employment laws prohibit employers from retaliating against employees. But can an employee pursue a public policy retaliation claim against the employer in addition to a statutory retaliation claim?...more

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Return to Sender - OSHA Obtains Injunction Against Postal Service for Retaliatory Termination of Employees

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On July 3, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) obtained an injunction against the United States Postal Service (USPS), protecting USPS employees from retaliation for reporting workplace injuries....more

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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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SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

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The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

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