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Does Title VII Protect Overseas Remote Employees?

by Brian Spitz | Dec 25, 2025 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Since COVID reshaped the workplace, remote work has exploded. Employees now clock in from bedrooms, kitchen tables, airports, and yes—other countries. With work happening everywhere, many employees assume that employment discrimination laws automatically follow them...

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FMLA Medical Leave, Retaliation, And Protecting Your Job

by Brian Spitz | Dec 23, 2025 | Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Wrongful Termination

When an employee needs to take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the fear of whether an employer will punish that choice is very real. In Patricia Haran v. Orange Business Services, Inc., 2025 WL 3275122, the United States Court of Appeals for the...

A security guard standing outside an office building during evening hours, suggesting long shifts and wage concerns.

Overtime Wage Theft: Can Employers Cut Pay To Dodge OT Pay?

by Brian Spitz | Dec 18, 2025 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Wage: Overtime

Overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) should be simple: when employees work more than forty hours, the employer must pay time-and-a-half. Yet overtime issues, wage theft schemes, and suspicious wage changes show up in workplaces every day. If you are an...

An employee sitting in an empty office holding an unfair performance review after being wrongfully fired.

How Can Employees Beat Bad Reviews To Prove Wrongful Termination?

by Brian Spitz | Dec 16, 2025 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Gender Discrimination in employment law rarely arrives with a neon sign. Instead, it often shows up dressed as a performance review that does not match reality, a surprise evaluation after years of positive work, or a manager who suddenly claims that an employee is...

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“Sex” Is A Critical Component Of Sexual Harassment And Sexually Hostile Work Environment Claims

by Brian Spitz | Dec 9, 2025 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment

Employees often want to know whether their manager or boss’s uncomfortable or unsettling behavior automatically qualifies as sexual harassment. The Answer: not unless the conduct is actually based on sex. The law does not protect employees from weird managers, strange...

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Whistleblower Retaliation: Can Reporting Unsafe Conditions Cost You Your Job?

by Brian Spitz | Dec 4, 2025 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Retaliation, Whistleblower Claims, Wrongful Termination

Reporting unsafe or dishonest practices at work should make you a hero, not a target. Yet many employees fear that speaking up will put a spotlight on them—and not the good kind. In Ziparo v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 2025 WL 3275465, the United States Court of...

Employee reviewing documents while considering options after workplace discrimination.

Discovery: How Employees Win Race Discrimination Cases

by Brian Spitz | Nov 25, 2025 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Can an Employee’s Story Alone Win a Race Discrimination Case? Sometimes yes—but only when the employment discrimination is blatant. If a boss says, “I don’t want any Black people working here,” or tells an employee, “I’ll never promote a [racial slur],” that kind of...

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Can I Be Fired For Reporting Sexual Harassment And Discrimination At Work?

by Brian Spitz | Nov 20, 2025 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

When an employee reports sexual harassment or employment discrimination at work, the law should protect them from retaliation—not reward the harasser. Unfortunately, some employers still wrongfully fire, demote, or discipline employees who speak up against harassment...

What Is FMLA Interference And How Do I Prove It?

by Brian Spitz | Nov 18, 2025 | Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

When an employee must choose between their job and caring for a loved one with a serious health condition, the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) was designed to make sure they do not have to. Under employment law, there are two types of claims under the FMLA:...

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Can My Employer Fire Me If No One Saw What Happened At Work?

by Brian Spitz | Nov 11, 2025 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

“No one really knows how the game is played, The art of the trade, How the sausage gets made… We just assume that it happens In the room where it happens.” — Hamilton: An American Musical Aaron Burr’s words in Hamilton capture a feeling many employees know all too...

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