Torrey Terrial Townsend was employed by First Student as a bus driver. After Townsend was fired for leaving keys in an unattended school bus, First Student fired him. Townsend, who is Black, sued her former employer for race discrimination and wrongful termination...
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Yes, Police Officers Can Be Fired For Punching Civilians And Lying About It
Meet Henry Diaz, a former police officer for the City of Somerville in Massachusetts. In the early morning hours of June 30, 2017, Diaz, who was off-duty at the time, was driving through East Boston. When a pedestrian stepped in front of his car, he stopped, got out...
Can A Job Reject Me Because I Was Charged But Not Convicted Of A Crime?
In Okwo v. Houston Methodist the Woodlands, No. 22-20457, 2023 WL 1256576, at *1 (5th Cir. Jan. 31, 2023), Ogochukwo J. Okwo was offered employment by Houston Methodist. However, the job offer was made conditional on the “successful completion of a criminal and...
Can My Wrongful Termination Case Be Dismissed Before It Gets To A Jury?
Our employment law attorneys blog a lot about the substantive law that protects employees from being wrongfully fired or otherwise discriminated against based on race/color, national origin, religion, gender/sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, gender...
How Do I Write A Good EEOC Complaint? Get Help
As our employment discrimination attorneys have harped on, there are a lot of problems that can ruin a wrongful termination if you try to go through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) process on your own. Any claim filed under Title VII must first...
Limiting Overtime Based On Race Is Discrimination
Today, we consider the recent United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit case, Williams v. Fed. Express Corp, No. 22-2014, 2022 WL 17580657, at *1 (3d Cir. Dec. 12, 2022). Lori Williams, an African American female, had been working at FedEx since 1995, when...
Can I Be Fired Because Of My Accent?
Today, our employment discrimination lawyers take a look at Lorenzo v. Austin, No. 21-56381, 2022 WL 16707188 (9th Cir. Nov. 4, 2022), a recent case out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In this case, the plaintiff-employee, Virgil Lorenzo,...
It Is Critical To Document Complaints Of Discrimination And Harassment
What law protect employees from retaliation at work? There are several federal employment statutes protect employees from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation relating to various protected classes. Specifically, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...
Why You Need A Lawyer Before Filing With The EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is not easy. In fact, with one clerical misstep, your very good claim or race discrimination or sexual harassment might be lost forever. The entire EEOC process is fraught with peril – kind of like the opening scene...
Professionalism And Reputation Matters
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...