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Can an Employer Sue its Former Employee?

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Feb 7, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation

Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm handles a lot of lawsuits against employers who discriminate, harass, or retaliate against employees. But can an employer also file a lawsuit against one of its former employees? The answer, perhaps not surprisingly, is yes. One of the...

Federal Judge Rules that Walmart Can be Added as a Defendant in Massive Wage Theft Lawsuit Against California Warehouses

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Feb 5, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

Like many other employment law attorneys, we have been anxiously awaiting Federal Judge Christina Snyder’s ruling on whether Walmart can be added as a defendant in the case of Everardo Carrillo, et al. v. Schneider Logistics, Inc., et al., which is currently pending...

Employment Discrimination Question: What Is Pretext?

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Feb 4, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation

In most of the cases our firm’s employment attorneys handle, the issue of pretext plays a central role. Employees and regular people don’t use the word pretext. It is one of those legal jargon words. What does pretext mean? First, in plain English: “My boss lied...

National Origin Discrimination Claims Can Be Based On Reverse Discrimination

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Jan 31, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination

Under Ohio Revised Code § 4112.02, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, it is illegal for employer to discriminate against an employee because of the employee’s national origin or ethnic background. But, does it protect...

Fine-Line Distinctions in Disability Discrimination Law – The Adams v. Valega’s Professional Home Cleaning Employment Law Case

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Jan 30, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ohio) recently came down with an interesting decision highlighting a fine-line between a lawful and unlawful termination of an employee complaining of disability discrimination for failure to provide a reasonable accommodation. In...

Severance Packages and Employees’ Rights to File a Charge of Discrimination with the EEOC.

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Jan 28, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation

Upon termination on an employment relationship, many employees are presented with an opportunity to receive severance packages from their former employers. As employment attorneys, we regularly encounter severance agreements in which the terminated employee has...

Gender Discrimination: Thank Goodness, We Are In Ohio.

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Jan 25, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment

All the women in Iowa, flee now. Quit your jobs and move to Cleveland, Ohio to avoid sexual discrimination, harassment and pig bosses. That is what most commentators are saying in response t0o Nelson v. James H. Knight DDS, P.C., where the Iowa Supreme Court,...

Can A Woman Employee Be Fired For Being “Irresistible”?

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Jan 23, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Harassment

Can the law protect employees from being terminated if that employees boss or someone else in your office finds you to be “too attractive” or “irresistible”? According to the Iowa Supreme Court, the answer is No. In fact, the Iowa Supreme Court recently held in Nelson...

The Scope Of The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act Continue To Get Better For Obese Employees.

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Jan 21, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination

To eat that extra piece of pie or not? That is not a regular question for employment attorneys. But, now our employment discrimination lawyers can respond. Have the extra slice of pie and make it ala mode. Your employer cannot discriminate or fire you for being fat...

Wage & Hour: Aon Hit For $10.5 Million For Misclassification of Employees

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Jan 18, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wage: Minimum Wage

Aon Corp. settled a class action wage and hour lawsuit for $10.5 million. In the Complaint, the plaintiffs averred that Aon misclassified employees as exempt from overtime and meal and rest break requirements, including employees who held the titles like account...

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