Age Discrimination

What Constitutes An Adverse Employment Action Under Title VII?

What does adverse employment action mean? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: An adverse employment action is a specific level of negative conduct taken by an employer against an employee to satisfy the elements of an employment claim. Black’s law dictionary defines...

You Don’t Need All Evidence To Start A Discrimination Case

What evidence do I need to sue my employer for discrimination? Best Employment Discrimination Lawyer Answer: One of the big issues at an employment discrimination trial is to show that the employee was treated differently that similarly situated employees of a...

It’s Bad To File With The EEOC Without A Lawyer 

Today, we look at two fresh cases in the employment law realm: Collis Sumbak v. Eaton Corp. (No. 21-11106, 2022 WL 1928777, (11th Cir. June 6, 2022)) and Angela Williams v Illinois Dept. of Human Services (No. 21 C 112, 2022 WL 1988988, (N.D. Ill. June 6, 2022)).   In...

Planes, Trains And Automobiles: What Workers Are Exempt From Federal Arbitration Act?

Readers of this blog will know that attorneys at Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm have their concerns with the Federal Arbitration Act, or the “FAA” for short. (See Step 1: House Passes Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act; US Supreme...

All Employment Cases Should Eventually Settle, But For What?

There are many factors as to why and for what an employment lawsuit or claim should settle. Today we are going to break that down a bit. What is my employment case worth? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: It depends. If you actually find an article online or a part of a...

Failure To Hire Case When The Position Isn’t Filled

Last week, in Charlton-Perkins v. University of Cincinnati, No. 21-3840, 2022 WL 1819628(6th Cir. June 3, 2022), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit made a significant holding that expanded an applicant’s right to sue an employer for...

Why Retaliation Is The Easiest Employment Claim

What is the easiest employment claim to prove? Best Employment Law Attorney Answer: Do you know what the easiest employment claim to prove is? Retaliation. There are a lot of elements that need evidence to prove race/color, religion, gender,  national origin, age, and...

Is My Unequal Pay Claim Worth It? Yes

How do I sue for unequal pay for the same job? Best Equal Pay Lawyer Answer: Our wage theft lawyers recently addressed the issues of equal pay violations. (Best Law Read: What Is Pay Discrimination?). As our wage and hour attorneys discussed, the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”)...

How Many Claims Can I Sue My Employer For At One Time? A Lot

Let’s start with the basic premise most discriminatory employers don’t just discriminate once. Discrimination typically comes from an employer’s belief structure that nothing it does is ever wrong or that it simply will not get caught. This usually results in an...