Race Discrimination

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

“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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How Hiring The Right Employment Lawyer Can Save Your Case

Why Does Having The Right Employment Lawyer Make A Difference? If you believe you have suffered race/color discrimination or have been the victim of a wrongful termination, the last thing you want is to lose your case before it even gets started. Unfortunately, that...

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What Is The Statute Of Limitations For Race, National Origin, Religion And Retaliation?

In Ashraf Mustafa v. Ford Motor Company, No. 24-1763, 2025 WL 2720988 (6th Cir. Sept. 24, 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit considered how Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s statute of limitations and pleading standards apply to...

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Yes, You Can Be Denied A Position For Tweeting A Diatribe Hating On Coworkers For Their Gender Identity And Race

Do Public Employees Have First Amendment Free Speech Rights At Work? Yes, public employees have free speech rights under the First Amendment. But those rights are not unlimited when it comes to workplace conduct. Courts apply a balancing test: does the speech address...

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Can You Sue Your Employer for Being Offensive? Only If It’s Illegal Discrimination

If your boss does something inappropriate, unfair, or just downright disrespectful, it is natural to wonder whether you can sue. After all, employees should not have to put up with bad behavior at work. But here is the hard truth: just because your employer acts badly...

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Yes, You Can Be Disciplined For Publicly Airing Grievances, Refusing To Work, And Failing To Understand What FMLA Is – Even If You’re A Tenured Law Professor Claiming Race Discrimination

Let’s say you’re a tenured law professor at a prestigious law school. You’ve got the job security with tenure that most people only dream about. But then you disrupt a student conference, yell at the dean’s assistant, publicly blast your colleagues through a faculty...

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