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Today, we look at the recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit race discrimination case, Hudson v. Lincare, Inc., No. 22-50149, 2023 WL 240929, at *1 (5th Cir. Jan. 18, 2023). The plaintiff-employee in this case, Brittany Hudson, is a Black female...
Today, I start a trial in a race discrimination case where the employer previously testified that it was not against the company policy for white employees, including the operations manager, to say “n*gger.” When confronted with my client’s objections to the use of...
How do I prove a race discrimination case against my employer? A claim for race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 can be established in two different ways, either through direct or indirect evidence. Race discrimination can be proved by...
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...
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...
In another example of an employee being fired for bad conduct but trying to save his job by asserting employment discrimination, our employees’ rights lawyers look at the recent case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Thompson v. Univ. of...
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...
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...
There are a lot of reasons not to delay in reporting or opposing discrimination at your workplace. Initially, if you timely report discriminating or harassing conduct, it gives your employer the opportunity to correct the problem. Moreover, timely reporting...
Do handbooks create a contractual right for employees? Because contract law is based on the law of each state, the answer will depend on what state you work in. Several states laws provide that an employment handbook provided by the employer to the employees may...