Sexual Harassment

Can I Get Front Pay After Being Wrongfully Fired?

Hiring the most experienced and qualified employment law attorneys is not only about giving yourself the best chance to win your claim, but also about getting the most money when you win as possible under the law. Our attorneys have blogged recently about damages that...

How Is Back Pay Calculated In Wrongful Termination Cases?

Recently, our employment attorneys addressed the types of compensatory and punitive damages that wrongfully fired employees have available to them. (Best Law Read: What Kind Of Damages Can You Get For Wrongful Termination And Discrimination?; What Damages Can I Get...

Are Staffing Agencies Liable For Job Discrimination?

Today’s example of overt discrimination is sponsored by Diverse Lynx, LLC, a Princeton, New Jersey-based IT staffing firm. In this case, Kadambi Vijaisimh posted his résumé to Diverse Lynx’s website in response to a posting for an information technology project...

Yes, Straight Bosses Are Liable For Sex Harassing Lesbians

Frequent readers of our blog know the efforts our employment lawyers go to stop all sex harassment in the workplace. (Best Law Read: My Conversation With President Biden About Ending Sexual Harassment). Despite all our work on this front, it never ceases to amaze me...

What Is The Cost To Defend An Employment Lawsuit?

It is very rare that defense attorneys share their total fees and costs publicly. Indeed, you will not likely find many defense attorneys promoting the total cost of defense, which is likely because a quicker settlement is typically cheaper, less intrusive into...

Can Managers Be Personally Liable?

Managers, bosses, supervisors and even the owners of the companies that you work for can engage in some pretty horrible conduct. Depending on the nature of the conduct and the laws that are involved, it can be very complicated to figure out what course of action, if...

How Do You Win A Discrimination At Work Lawsuit?

What does prima facie mean? Best Lawyer Answer: Prima facie is a Latin term used in the law to mean “sufficient to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebutted.” The term “prima facie” is an adjective that often precedes the terms “case” and...

Just A Little Break From Being Overly Serious

Every day, our employment lawyers use our blog to educate about various discrimination and harassment issues in the workplace. Today, I want to share with you a Saturday Night Live skit from this past weekend that had HR representatives educating workers on sexual...

Step 3: President Biden Signs The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act Into Law

The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act is now law. At its core, this law prevents employers from blocking victims of sexual harassment in the workplace from taking their case (or any related case) to court. No longer will these...