What laws protect a woman’s right to equal pay? Women’s rights to equal pay are protected under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”). Under both laws, employers must pay woman workers the same as their male counterparts when...
There are a lot of factors that you should consider when selecting an employee’s rights attorney to represent you in your employment discrimination, wrongful termination, or sexual harassment claims against your employer. Our employment law attorneys have discussed...
Finding a new job can be hard. It may become impossible if your last job is badmouthing you to your potential new employers during reference checks. There are several things that you need to consider when you think that your prior employer is sabotaging you by giving...
In the recently decided case, Dominick v. Mayorkas, 52 F.4th 992 (5th Cir. 2022), Gail Dominick sued her former employer, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for race discrimination and wrongful termination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She...
What does pro se mean? Pro se is a Latin term that means "in one's own behalf,” and when used in the legal sense, it refers to when a party to litigation represents him or herself without the assistance of an attorney. Am I allowed to represent myself in federal...
What was the case about? On November 17, 2022, attorneys Brian Spitz and Patricia Brandt waited outside the Courthouse with their client John Spring as the jury deliberated. They had spent the last four days in trial presenting John’s disability discrimination claim....
Our employment discrimination attorneys have previously touched on issues involving equal pay violations in various other blog posts (Best Law Read: Is My Unequal Pay Claim Worth It?, What Is Pay Discrimination?). As previously discussed, it is illegal for employers...
It happens all the time in employment law cases. An employee meets with an attorney to go over the facts of the case. The attorney listens and responds that the facts make great claim. After the lawsuit is filed and some documents are exchanged, the employer’s...
It is important to get an attorney to help you with your employment claims, be it for race or religious discrimination, sexual harassment, or especially an overtime pay violation. But not just any attorney or law firm will do. Bad things happen when you hire the wrong...
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...
The Ohio Supreme Court just issued very important decision for plaintiffs in Ohio today. Specifically, in Cruz v. English Nanny & Governess School, 2022-Ohio-3586, the Ohio Supreme Court held that where a plaintiff is awarded attorneys’ fees at trial, the...
“My employee just sued me!” If you are reading this, you are probably the owner, CEO, manager or boss at a company and just had the person that gathers the mail or faxes run into your office with a notice of claims that one of your employees is suing or threatening to...
No one wakes up in the morning hoping to get wrongfully fired and need to hire an attorney. However, if you are searching “what should I do if I was fired from my job today,” the answer is to find the most experienced and best employment lawyers that you can find....
Ahh, the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), stripping rights from employees since 1925! While it was created as an alternative to litigation with the hopes of making a resolution faster and easier in commercial disputes, it was judicially broadened to cover all disputes...
A lot of people like stores that provide a good return or refund policy. “Don’t like the results after 90 days, send the rest back and we’ll give you a full refund.” I’m embarrassed to say that I know someone that returned a kitchen table set to Costco six years after...
The short answer is it depends. There are very limited circumstances where such evidence can be used, and your employer would be the burden of convincing the court that such evidence of prior bad acts falls through that narrow window. Whether the court will allow such...