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What Can I Do If My Manager Revenge Lied To HR?

by Brian Spitz | Nov 1, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

John Ford said that “revenge proves its own executioner.” That is especially true in employment law where employers often find themselves in a much worse situation because they chose to get back at employee for reporting discrimination to human resources or complained...

Halloween Isn’t A Free Pass To Discriminate And Harass

by Brian Spitz | Oct 31, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law

There will be tons of Halloween office parties going on today. During a good portion of those parties, employee’s rights will be violated because for some unknown reason, a boss, manager, supervisor or coworker will think that normal work rules do not apply on...

Some Judges Will Just Get Employment Law Wrong

by Brian Spitz | Oct 28, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Harassment

Our employment discrimination lawyers have repeatedly discussed that there is no perfect or guaranteed case because of the variables and risks inherent in the judicial system – namely judges and juries. (Best Law Read: According To Judges, Are Bumblebees Considered...

Will My Employer Be Liable For Coworker Sexual Harassment?

by Brian Spitz | Oct 27, 2022 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

How do you prove sexual harassment in the workplace? Top Sexual Harassment Attorney Answer: In order to win a sexual harassment hostile-work-environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an employee must present evidence to show that (1) he or she...

ADA Disability Accommodation Law: Help Me, Help You

by | Oct 26, 2022 | Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Wrongful Termination

What laws protect disabled workers on the job? ADA Lawyer Answer: As our regular blog readers already know, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of a disability. This protection comes from various state and federal...

How Do I Notify My Employer I Need FMLA Leave?

by | Oct 25, 2022 | Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Wrongful Termination

Am I eligible For FMLA leave? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA“) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, protected leave for personal or familial serious health issues. To be eligible for FMLA leave,...

How Broad Are The FLSA Antiretaliation Provisions?

by Brian Spitz | Oct 24, 2022 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Retaliation, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Wrongful Termination

Mostly commonly, people understand that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) protects employees from wage theft by employer who fail to either pay employees minimum wage or properly pay non-exempt employees time and a half for overtime hours worked in a given...

Who Is A Similarly Situated Employee For Disparate Treatment Discrimination Claims?

by Brian Spitz | Oct 21, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

What is disparate treatment discrimination? Best Employment Discrimination Lawyer Answer: Early this year, our employment discrimination attorneys blogged about how an employer could be liable for discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 based on...

One Use Of N-Word By Manger May Or May Not Create Hostile Work Environment

by Brian Spitz | Oct 20, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Race Discrimination

In yesterday’s blog post, our employment discrimination attorneys addressed what it takes to create an unlawfully hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and the Age Discrimination in...

It’s Not A Hostile Work Environment If You Just Don’t Like Doing Your Job

by Brian Spitz | Oct 19, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation

Our employment lawyers have recently blogged about a few just decided federal court of appeals decisions that emphasize that all bad employer conduct is not necessarily unlawful. (Best Law Read: Not All Hostile Work Environments Are Actionable; One Use Of N-Word By...

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