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Retaliation Performance Reviews Race Discrimination

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Workplace Retaliation: Court Slashes $366M Jury Verdict

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This significant workplace retaliation case, Harris v. FedEx, underscores the critical importance of conducting thorough investigations into any allegations of discrimination or harassment by employees. Thorough documentation...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Juries are More Likely to Find Retaliation than Discrimination

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On October 25, 2022, a federal jury in Houston awarded a woman $365,000,000 in punitive damages and over $1,000,000 in compensatory damages, after finding that her employer had terminated her in retaliation for complaining...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Eleventh Circuit Says Employee Cannot Claim Retaliation if Actions Interfered With Job Performance

Federal civil rights laws prevent retaliation against employees who oppose discriminatory conduct in the workplace. What happens, however, when the employee’s oppositional conduct interferes with the performance of her job...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Just What Does A Racially Hostile Environment Look Like? The Eleventh Circuit Provides Some Guidance

What constitutes a racially hostile work environment? Is one really bad comment specifically aimed at the plaintiff sufficient or do you need a sustained series of racial comments? What if you have both but no evidence that...more

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Conscientious Objectors to Arbitration Policy Can Bring Their Cases in Court

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the Third Circuit held that two employees could sue their employer in court despite a dispute resolution policy requiring binding arbitration, because those same employees had objected to the...more

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The benefits of an appeal or review committee

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Retaliation claims are some of the most common employment-based claims that employers face. In 2014, the number of retaliation claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached a record high – 37,955...more

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