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What is considered an adverse employment action in workplace discrimination cases? Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal anti-discrimination statutes, it is unlawful for employers to take an adverse employment action against an employee...
In today’s blog, we look at a recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision, Bye v. MGM Resorts Int’l, Inc., No. 22-60034, 2022 WL 4533723, at *5 (5th Cir. Sept. 28, 2022). The focus of this blog is about why it is absolutely critical to timely...
John Ford said that “revenge proves its own executioner.” That is especially true in employment law where employers often find themselves in a much worse situation because they chose to get back at employee for reporting discrimination to human resources or complained...
Our employment discrimination lawyers have repeatedly discussed that there is no perfect or guaranteed case because of the variables and risks inherent in the judicial system – namely judges and juries. (Best Law Read: According To Judges, Are Bumblebees Considered...
Our employment lawyers have recently blogged about a few just decided federal court of appeals decisions that emphasize that all bad employer conduct is not necessarily unlawful. (Best Law Read: Not All Hostile Work Environments Are Actionable; One Use Of N-Word By...
The Ohio Supreme Court just issued very important decision for plaintiffs in Ohio today. Specifically, in Cruz v. English Nanny & Governess School, 2022-Ohio-3586, the Ohio Supreme Court held that where a plaintiff is awarded attorneys’ fees at trial, the...
It is important to remember that employment laws define a narrow scope of protections for employees. Between Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”),...
“My employee just sued me!” If you are reading this, you are probably the owner, CEO, manager or boss at a company and just had the person that gathers the mail or faxes run into your office with a notice of claims that one of your employees is suing or threatening to...
No one wakes up in the morning hoping to get wrongfully fired and need to hire an attorney. However, if you are searching “what should I do if I was fired from my job today,” the answer is to find the most experienced and best employment lawyers that you can find....
Whether your religious institution employer can get away with discrimination based on a sincerely held religious belief most often depends on whether it qualifies for what is called the “ministerial exception.” This is an issue that arises regularly for members of our...