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Retaliation: Now That’s A Lot Of Waffles!

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Apr 30, 2013 | Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation

It starts off like any good joke, two racist pigs walk into a Waffle House… They make racist comments and harass staff based on race. The employees turn to management for help, and the manager is left with the question: What should I do? Well, here are a few choices:...

Sexual Harassment Through Pasta? – Fire Official Claims Sexual Harassment After Receiving Genitalia-Shaped Pasta At Work.

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Apr 17, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment

The employment attorneys of Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm often find that employees are harassed by their employers in a multitude of ways, some illegal and others simply unfair. Indeed, some forms of harassment against employees are more bizarre and out of the...

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation: What’s It Worth?

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Apr 12, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Harassment

Our employment sexual harassment attorneys often monitor various case verdicts so that we know what cases are worth. While we know how much our cases settle for, they are mostly covered by confidentiality provisions – which prevent us from using them in these blogs....

High Costs Caused By Employment Defense Lawyers

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Apr 10, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment

Let me start of by saying that I think highly of many employment defense attorneys. (Heck, I used to be one in a former life.) Many are honest. Many have their clients’ best interest at heart. However, the reality is that defense attorneys are slaves to the billable...

Protect Your Retaliation Claim By Reporting Your Coworker’s Sexual Advances.

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Apr 3, 2013 | Sexual Harassment

Our employment sexual harassment attorneys are always looking for ways to keep the public more informed as to employee rights and how an employee can protect him or herself in the event that they are subjected to illegal behavior under Ohio or federal law. The topic...

Another F’ed Up Case (The F-Word Is Facebook)

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Mar 13, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation

No matter how many times that our employment attorneys, warn clients about the dangers of social media, there are always some that just don’t get it. Our most recent example comes by way of Lineberry v. Richards, in which Carol Lineberry was a registered nurse at...

Can My Potential Employer Use My Credit Score As A Basis For Denying Me A Job?

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Mar 11, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation

As an employment law attorney, I run into this question quite often, and the short answer is “yes.” Like all short answers, however, there are a number of variables which can alter this preliminary response. For instance, a number of class action lawsuits...

Don’t Post About the Case on Social Media!

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Mar 8, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation

When a new client retains us to handle their case, one of the first things the attorneys at Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firmadvise the client is not to post about his or her case on social media websites. A recent case provides a good reminder of precisely why we...

Retaliation Under The Fair Labor Standards Act – Oral Complaints to an Employer Are Sufficient

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Feb 20, 2013 | Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims

In an interesting case involving a claim for retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the United States Supreme Court answered the disputed question of whether complaints made pursuant to the FLSA retaliation provision had to be in writing or not. The...

Employment Discrimination Question: What Is Pretext?

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Feb 4, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, 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, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation

In most of the cases our firm’s employment attorneys handle, the issue of pretext plays a central role. Employees and regular people don’t use the word pretext. It is one of those legal jargon words. What does pretext mean? First, in plain English: “My boss lied...

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