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It’s Bad To File With The EEOC Without A Lawyer

Published By | Jun 20, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Firm News, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

Today, we look at two fresh cases in the employment law realm: Collis Sumbak v. Eaton Corp. (No. 21-11106, 2022 WL 1928777, (11th Cir. June 6, 2022)) and Angela Williams v Illinois Dept. of Human Services (No. 21 C 112, 2022 WL 1988988, (N.D. Ill. June 6, 2022)). In...

Planes, Trains And Automobiles: What Workers Are Exempt From Federal Arbitration Act?

Published By Brian Spitz | Jun 15, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, 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

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...

All Employment Cases Should Eventually Settle, But For What?

Published By Brian Spitz | Jun 14, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

There are many factors as to why and for what an employment lawsuit or claim should settle. Today we are going to break that down a bit. What is my employment case worth? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: It depends. If you actually find an article online or a part of a...

Making Women Prove More Is Discrimination, Not An Excuse

Published By Brian Spitz | Jun 9, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Gender Discrimination

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...

Failure To Hire Case When The Position Isn’t Filled

Published By Brian Spitz | Jun 7, 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

Last week, in Charlton-Perkins v. University of Cincinnati, No. 21-3840, 2022 WL 1819628(6th Cir. June 3, 2022), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit made a significant holding that expanded an applicant’s right to sue an employer for...

Firing Employee On FMLA Following Miscarriage Is Evil

by Brian Spitz | Jun 6, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Today our employee’s rights attorneys look at the case recently decided by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Robinson v. Rainbow Beach QOC, LLC, No. 21 C 5548, 2022 WL 1803376, at *1 (N.D. Ill. June 2, 2022). According to the...

You Can’t Say Gay, But Your Boss Can Say Fggt

by Brian Spitz | Jun 3, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Firm News, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

As an employment discrimination lawyer, particularly one that has been strongly pushing for equality and protection of our LGBTQ+ community in the workplace, I’m always following and blogging about these issues. (Best Law Read: Can Employers Block Transgender Use Of...

Why Retaliation Is The Easiest Employment Claim

by Brian Spitz | Jun 1, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, 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

What is the easiest employment claim to prove? Best Employment Law Attorney Answer: Do you know what the easiest employment claim to prove is? Retaliation. There are a lot of elements that need evidence to prove race/color, religion, gender, national origin, age, and...

Why Reporting Sexual Harassment Is Critical

by Brian Spitz | May 31, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment can happen in any workplace. Unfortunately, many people who rise to power at work believe that such power gives them the right to do whatever they want with impunity. Sexual predators who abuse their position of power often believe that they are...

Is My Unequal Pay Claim Worth It? Yes

by Brian Spitz | May 30, 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, Retaliation

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”)...

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