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A recent case out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit piqued my interest regarding a unique question. The case itself was rather mundane. In Eubanks v. Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P., 2023 WL 2612615 (C.A.5 (Tex.)), after Keith Eubanks...
After being fired from a job, many employees are just plain mad. They are angry. They want a way to get back at the company, get back at the employer, supervisor, or manager that fired them. These newly fired attorneys will consult with our attorneys looking for...
Today, I’m going to rant a bit. I’m mad. But first, thank you Anheuser-Busch, maker of Budweiser, Bud Light and other beers. If you don’t know, Bud Light honored transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney in a new promotion. Thank you to Jack Daniels for working with Ru...
In Johnson v. L’Oreal USA, No. 21-2914-CV, 2023 WL 2637456 (2d Cir. Mar. 27, 2023), Amanda Johnson was hired by L’Oréal as an assistant vice president in 2016. At first, Johnson was successful in her role at L’Oréal, and it is undisputed that her boss, the L’Oréal...
Dr. Set Shahbabian, a neurosurgeon, relinquished his surgical privileges at his employer, TriHealth Inc. following a peer review committee repeatedly determined he committed several serious surgical errors. Let’s look at some specific facts. Dr. Shahbabian, who was in...
For there to be a claim for gender discrimination, the conduct and harassment by the employer must be based on the employee’s gender. Harassment and discrimination that is not based on the employee’s sex is not gender discrimination. In Bell v. Baptist Health, No....
In Henrie v. Carbon Sch. Dist., No. 22-4015, 2023 WL 1948621, at *1 (10th Cir. Feb. 13, 2023), Annette Henrie, a teacher for the Carbon School District, did not like her boss. In September 2015, she filed a written complaint accusing him of demeaning and belittling...
How do employees prove an Equal Pay Act violation? The Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) requires that employers provide equal pay for equal work regardless of gender. To prove a violation of this act, an employee must present evidence that if believed proves by a preponderance...
The n-word, historically known as a derogatory term for Black people, is offensive for several reasons. The term has been used for centuries to dehumanize Black people and to justify their enslavement, oppression, and. The word has a deeply painful and traumatic...
Many school districts will argue that they did not wrongfully terminate an employee because the person ceased to be employed as a result of a contract expiring. Does this work? Let’s dive in using a recent case as a springboard. In Moore v. Jackson Public School...