Philadelphia’s city council unanimously approved a bill last week that will make it illegal for employers to fire, discipline, or otherwise retaliate against workers who speak up about unsafe coronavirus conditions.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court ruled yesterday that an employer who discriminates against an individual on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Read MoreIn 1969, when African-American citizens in the United States were not permitted to swim in community pools along side white people, Fred Rogers brought a African-American police officer to his television show and invited him to cool his feet with him in a small, plastic wading pool.
Read MoreSan Antonio-based CCC Group, Inc. violated federal law when it fostered a work environment rife with racist comments and discriminatory work conditions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed this month in New York State.
Read MoreNELA - The National Employment Lawyers Association, in cooperation with the AARP, conducted a briefing last week in which experts in the field discussed the interplay of the ADA, Age Discrimination law, And Worker Health During The COVID-19 Pandemic.
Read MoreThere may be no more important pleading that you will draft during the course of your case than the Original Complaint. Don’t waste this opportunity to set the stage for your case.
Read MoreA federal district court in Pennsylvania has approved a $3.3 million settlement between FedEx Ground and the EEOC. The settlement resolves a lawsuit alleging the employer failed to accommodate workers with hearing impairments, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Read MoreIn cases where a person’s employer re-opens but an employee cannot or is afraid to return to work, what happens to their unemployment??
Well, today we have an answer from the Texas Workforce Commission.
Read MoreThe Department of Labor issued a new rule last week that essentially lets small businesses decide for themselves whether or not to give workers paid sick leave under the Congress's new law that sought to guarantee it. Essentially, they killed the new law.
Read MoreYou can download a PDF copy of the presentation powerpoint here.
Read MoreThe US DOL has published a series of Q&As to help people understand the new expanded medical leave law (“FFCRA”).
Read Morewhat happens if you have to miss work as a result of quarantine? What happens if … ?
There are many questions. Here are some answers that hopefully help:
Read MoreOn March 11, 2020, the National Employment Lawyers Association (“NELA”) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in St. James School v. Biel (consolidated with Our Lady Of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru (19-348 & 19-267)) urging the court to strike a delicate balance between religious organizations’ First Amendment rights and the right for workers to be free from discrimination in the workplace.
Read MoreLast week, Congress passed several new laws to help citizens caught in the economic fallout caused by the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak.
Read MoreThe coronavirus is severely harming the United States economy. As governments put in place social distancing protocols to prevent the spread of the virus, businesses are closing and workers are getting laid off. These laid off workers are seeking unemployment benefits.
Read MoreIf you are out with the flu or are caring for ill family members, check with the Department of Labor (DOL) for information on whether such leave is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Read MoreHere are some answers to frequently asked FLSA questions.
Read MoreThe Coronavirus outbreak continues to spread with an ever-increasing number of deaths and infected individuals. Given how easily this disease spreads, authorities have imposed quarantines, such as on a cruise ship. But what happens if you have to miss work as a result of quarantine? What happens if an employer forces an employee to stay at home not as part of a formal quarantine but as a self-imposed isolation because the employer fears its employee may have been exposed to the virus somehow?
Read MoreAfter a jury awarded nearly $20 million to a police officer who alleged he was told the command staff had "a problem with [his] sexuality" and if he ever wanted a promotion, he would need to "tone down [his] gayness,” the case settled for $10 million.
Read MoreJuries are meant to be the conscious of the community. Jury trials are the purest form of democracy in action. They act as a pressure relief valve of sorts for society and allow the people to have a say in determining what is acceptable behavior and what is not. By preventing the vast majority of discrimination cases from ever getting to a jury, the courts are effectively plugging up society’s pressure relief valve. And eventually, if things continue down this road, that pressure is likely to blow up.
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