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Religious Discrimination

Some Delivery Drivers Are Exempt From Arbitration … But Which Ones?

by | Sep 28, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Ahh, the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), stripping rights from employees since 1925! While it was created as an alternative to litigation with the hopes of making a resolution faster and easier in commercial disputes, it was judicially broadened to cover all disputes...

All Hope Is Not Lost: How To Bring An Employment Discrimination Lawsuit

by Christine Kidd | Sep 21, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Before an employment discrimination lawsuit gets filed in an actual court (federal and most state courts), it is required to go through an administrative process with local state and/or federal agencies (depending on your state). Often times, people are not aware of...

Can I Sue My Municipal Employer in Federal Court?

by | Sep 16, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

If you are a frequent visitor of our blog, you might remember my post from a few weeks ago about how state employers are protected from federal employment discrimination suits by Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity (Best Read: Can Public University Employees Sue...

What Is A Legally Hostile Work Environment?

by | Sep 14, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Employee’s Rights Lawyer Answer: At Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm, our attorneys get a lot of calls from potential new clients who tell us that they suffered from a hostile work environment. Although this may seem like a straightforward concept, it requires an...

How Much Proof Does My Employer Need To Fire Me?

by | Sep 13, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Firm News, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

The focus of today’s blog will be a recent case that deals with employment at-will, wrongful termination, various forms of discrimination and what it takes to win an employment law claim. However, the most important aspect of today’s blog will not be found in or even...

Can My Boss Be Fired For Lying About Me?

by | Sep 8, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Can I get my manager fired for lying about discriminating against me? Employment Discrimination Attorney Answer: Yes. Unfortunately, there are lots of bad bosses out there. Some bosses bully their employees and even engage in discrimination. Here at Spitz, The...

How Do I Prove That My Employer Lied About Why I Was Fired?

by Taurean Shattuck | Sep 7, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Our employment attorneys have previously blogged about how employees prove race/color, religion, gender/sex (including pregnancy and LGBTQ+ status), national origin, and disability claims against their employers. (Best Law Read: How Do You Win A Wrongful Termination...

Yes, Employers And Their Attorneys Lie

by Brian Spitz | Sep 2, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, 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, Whistleblower Claims, Wrongful Termination

A lot of people like stores that provide a good return or refund policy. “Don’t like the results after 90 days, send the rest back and we’ll give you a full refund.” I’m embarrassed to say that I know someone that returned a kitchen table set to Costco six years after...

Can I Get Punitive Damages For Wrongful Termination?

by | Sep 1, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Wrongful Termination

In the past, our employment attorneys have addressed the issue of damages and how we calculate them arising out of wrongful termination and other forms of employment discrimination. (Best Law Read: What Kind of Damages Can You Get for Wrongful Termination and...

Can I Be Fired For Bad Attendance After Reporting Discrimination Or Harassment?

by | Aug 30, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

As our employment attorneys at Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm have discussed previously, retaliation claims are considerably easier to prove than race/color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and LGBTQ+ status), national origin, and disability discrimination...

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