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Sometimes our judicial system gives us legal outcomes that just make you laugh…or cry, depending on your point of view. This case illustrates one such example. About two years ago, activists who were part of the Occupy movement at the University of California, were...
When people think of Halloween, most think about costumes, trick-or-treating, pumpkins, and other fun traditions. Many employers celebrate the holiday with an office Halloween party. Whether they are a potluck lunch event or a full-scale catered endeavor held in the...
In a recent Ninth Circuit case, Westendorf v. West Coast Contractors, plaintiff Jennifer Westendorf claimed that sexual harassment by a co-worker created a hostile work environment and interfered with her ability to perform her job duties. When her supervisor failed...
It is no secret that, under state and federal law, employers may not retaliate against employees for engaging in protected activities such as reporting or assisting with an investigation into discrimination. But what if your employer retaliates against you because you...
Dr. Carol Warfield recently receive a $7-million-dollar settlement from a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital after filing claims of gender discrimination. Warfield’s lawsuit alleged that she was demoted from department chairwoman for being “too aggressive” and...
The United States District Court for the Western District of New York recently underwent a three week racial discrimination and retaliation trial in the matter of Elijah Turley v. ISG Tackawanna, LLC, et al., and the jury returned a verdict of some $23.5 million...
On April 29, 2013, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision in Mariotti v. Mariotti Building Products, Inc. which concludes that a company can discriminate against its employees based on their religion, in certain circumstances. The plaintiff in the...
Although this conduct occurred on an egg farm, this is not a story about chickens. It is a story about pigs. National Food Corporation, a major supplier of eggs to the Pacific Northwestern and Midwestern United States and East Asia. It owned several isolated egg farms...
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), if an employer requires to be somewhere or do something, they must pay the employees for the entire time – even if that time is spent waiting to work. Lucca Freezer & Cold Storage did not follow this requirement and has...
To help sort out the well-qualified job applicants from the not-so well-qualified applicants, many employers now require applicants to submit a list of employment references with their application materials. As the employment attorneys at Spitz, The Employee’s Law...