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On May 6, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in in Shields v. Credit One Bank, N.A., No. 20-15647, 2022 WL 1436839, (9th Cir. May 6, 2022), holding that even a minor and transitory impairment can be an actual disability...
A few years ago, our employees’ rights attorneys asked the question, “Will Tomorrow’s Bosses Discriminate?” It is an important question because we don’t just fight discrimination to stop it today, but to make the world a better place tomorrow. Our lawyers want to stop...
Best Ohio Employment Discrimination Attorney Reply: Do companies have a legal obligation to protect customers from sexual harassment by the company’s employees? Can I sue if I am sexually harassed by an employee of a business? Am I legally protected in a store from...
Should I get an attorney to help me file a charge with the EEOC? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Absolutely, yes. Before filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) you should definitely first discuss your particular work...
Recently, our employment lawyers addressed the cost for employers to defend employee’s lawsuits and cited to an insurance study, respected defense attorney John Hyman, and cases where fees were awarded. (Best Law Read: What Is The Cost To Defend An Employment...
Recently, our wage and hour attorneys have addressed the rights of servers in restaurants to receive minimum wage and how the tip credit works with overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). (Best Law Read: How Does A Tip Credit Work?). Our...
Who does the ADA protect? Best Employment Discrimination Lawyer Answer: The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) protects qualified employees with disabilities, perceived disabilities, or a record of having a disability. Under the ADA, a disability is a physical or...
Our medical leave attorneys recently blogged about the use of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) to care for a child’s serious medical condition. (Best Law Read: How Do I Use FMLA To Care For My Child?). A recent case out of the United States Court of Appeals...
Can I take FMLA leave from my job to care for my son or daughter? Best Medical Leave Lawyer Answer: The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons,...
Can you explain what mitigation of damages means in a wrongful termination case? Best Employment Attorney Answer: Our wrongful termination lawyers recently addressed that an unlawfully fired employee’s right to back pay and front pay may be reduced or wholly...
What does the failure to mitigate mean? Top Employment Law Attorney Answer: The failure to mitigate damages occurs when an employee fails to seek reasonable ways to limit or reduce damages, including exercising reasonable diligence in seeking other suitable...
Hiring the most experienced and qualified employment law attorneys is not only about giving yourself the best chance to win your claim, but also about getting the most money when you win as possible under the law. Our attorneys have blogged recently about damages that...
Recently, our employment attorneys addressed the types of compensatory and punitive damages that wrongfully fired employees have available to them. (Best Law Read: What Kind Of Damages Can You Get For Wrongful Termination And Discrimination?; What Damages Can I Get...
Recently, Oxfam America, which is a confederation of 21 independent charitable organizations, released a studying that showed that while 32 percent of workers in the United States earn less than $15 per hour, that number is even worse for Black workers. Specifically,...
Today’s example of overt discrimination is sponsored by Diverse Lynx, LLC, a Princeton, New Jersey-based IT staffing firm. In this case, Kadambi Vijaisimh posted his résumé to Diverse Lynx’s website in response to a posting for an information technology project...
Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Our pay rights lawyers recently blogged about the protections that employees have for reporting wage and hour violations on their jobs. (Best Law Read: Am I Protected After Reporting Wage Theft Under The FLSA?). As our wage theft...