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Employment Discrimination

According To Judges, Are Bumblebees Considered Fish?

by Brian Spitz | Jun 30, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation

Sometimes, the only thing that you can do is shake your head and shrug your shoulders when a judge makes a ruling that does not make any sense. There is a reason that no trial attorney with any intelligence and experience never guarantees a client a win. There are...

Incarceration Is Not A Disability

by Brian Spitz | Jun 29, 2022 | Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Wrongful Termination

Our disability discrimination lawyers have blogged a lot about what is considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). (Best Law Read: Best Attorney Answers: Does My Employer Have to Accommodate My Epilepsy?; Is A Heart Attack...

Retaliation Not Excused By Also Firing Harasser

by Brian Spitz | Jun 28, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Can I be fired for reporting my manager’s sexual advances to me? Best Sex Harassment Lawyer Answer: An employer cannot legally retaliate against any employee who reports sexual harassment in the workplace. Specifically, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes...

What Are Examples Of Unlawful Retaliation At Work?

by Brian Spitz | Jun 27, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Can the company that I work for retaliate against me for reporting discrimination or harassment at work? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Recently, our employment discrimination lawyers blogged about retaliation claims. (Best Law Read: Why Retaliation Is The Easiest...

What Constitutes An Adverse Employment Action Under Title VII?

by Brian Spitz | Jun 24, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

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...

What’s A Direct Threat Defense Under The ADA?

by Brian Spitz | Jun 23, 2022 | Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Wrongful Termination

What does the ADA protect for employees? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) makes it unlawful for employers to engage in workplace discrimination against disabled employees or applicants in all facets of employment including...

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

by Brian Spitz | Jun 22, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Firm News, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

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...

Can My Job Discriminate Against Me Because Of My Spouse’s Disability?

by Taurean Shattuck | Jun 21, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

On June 6, 2022, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, which is in the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion in Brown v. Green County, No. 20-CV-1100-SLC, 2022 WL 1978734 (W.D.Wisc. June 6, 2022) involving a case where an employee alleged...

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

Published By | Jun 20, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Firm News, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

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...

Employment Laws Protect Employees Of ALL Races

Published By Fred Bean | Jun 17, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Over the past decade here at Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm, our attorneys have been dedicated in assisting current and former employees of all races who have been victims of racial discrimination in the workplace. That is because laws prohibiting race discrimination...

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