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Readers of this blog will know that attorneys at Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm have their concerns with the Federal Arbitration Act, or the “FAA” for short. (See Step 1: House Passes Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act; US Supreme...
What does disparate treatment mean? Disparate treatment means: “The practice, esp. in employment, of intentionally dealing with persons differently because of their race, sex, national origin, age, or disability.” Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019). (Best Law...
How do I sue for unequal pay for the same job? Best Equal Pay Lawyer Answer: Our wage theft lawyers recently addressed the issues of equal pay violations. (Best Law Read: What Is Pay Discrimination?). As our wage and hour attorneys discussed, the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”)...
Let’s start with the basic premise most discriminatory employers don’t just discriminate once. Discrimination typically comes from an employer’s belief structure that nothing it does is ever wrong or that it simply will not get caught. This usually results in an...
In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., No. 21-328, 2022 WL 1611788, at *1 (U.S. May 23, 2022), the United States Supreme Court just dealt another blow to employers’ use of arbitration agreements. As regular readers of our blog know, our employee’s rights attorneys hate...
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, 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,...
What laws protect me from a hostile work environment? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), and state law (such as Ohio’s Revised Code §...
It is very rare that defense attorneys share their total fees and costs publicly. Indeed, you will not likely find many defense attorneys promoting the total cost of defense, which is likely because a quicker settlement is typically cheaper, less intrusive into...
Managers, bosses, supervisors and even the owners of the companies that you work for can engage in some pretty horrible conduct. Depending on the nature of the conduct and the laws that are involved, it can be very complicated to figure out what course of action, if...