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As our employment discrimination lawyers have covered before, allegations of race/color discrimination and retaliation will not protect bad employees from being fired. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently gave us another example in...
In Daywalker v. UTMB at Galveston, No. 22-40813, 2024 WL 94297 (5th Cir. Jan. 19, 2024), Rosandra Daywalker sued her employer, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (“UTMB”) for race discrimination, a hostile work environment based on race, and...
Starting on August 22, 2016, Theresa Harrison worked as a probationary employee at the Port Authority, handling various responsibilities at Newark Airport. On December 23, 2016, the Port Authority fired Harrison, citing a runway incursion the day before. Specifically,...
No employee should ever be subjected to racial epithets or race-based slurs in the workplace. However, simply because such racial epithets or race-based slurs are uttered to or in the presence of a Black employee does not mean that the employee will win a claim for...
In a win for employees everywhere, in Caudle v. Hard Drive Express, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently found that an employee’s complaints about unpaid reimbursements could constitute “protected activity” under the Fair Labor...
What does “employment at-will” mean? “Employment at-will” is a term used to describe a type of employment relationship where either the employer or the employee can terminate the working relationship at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice. In this...
Ever feel like discussing your salary with coworkers is as taboo as talking about politics at the dinner table? You're not alone! Many people grow up hearing that talking about finances is impolite, but guess what? Discussing your pay isn't just a juicy topic—it's a...
I am happy to report another Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm Arbitration Hearing win. Attorney Trisha Breedlove represented Joanna Altier against Charter Communications, LLC. in a disability discrimination and failure to accommodate case. In the case, Altier’s...
How do prove a failure to accommodation under the ADA? To establish a failure-to-accommodate claim under Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), an employee must present evidence: (i) that the employee was disabled, (ii) the employer had notice of her disability,...
Today, our employee’s rights lawyers present to you the case of Porter v. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med. Ctr., 92 F.4th 129 (2d Cir. 2024), a perfect example of direct evidence of employment discrimination. In this case, when the decision maker was asked why the employee...