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YES. “Employment at will” is a legal doctrine in the United States that allows employers to terminate employees at any time and for any reason, provided that the reason is not prohibited by law – that includes for refusing to treat coworkers, customers, or other...
In Byrd v. Clay Cnty., Texas, No. 22-10746, 2023 WL 3122462 (5th Cir. Apr. 27, 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently addressed this very question. Linda Byrd already working for the Sheriff’s Office in Clay County, Texas when a new...
Yesterday, our employment discrimination lawyers discussed the failure to promote claim at issue in Wince v. CBRE, Inc., No. 22-1593, 2023 WL 3191422 (7th Cir. May 2, 2023). (See Can A Higher Degree Prove Failure To Promote?) Today, we look at Sylvester Wince’s...
While a higher level of formal education or a higher earned degree may make you more qualified for a particular job or promotion, it may not be enough – standing on its own – to prove discrimination in the hiring or promotion process. In Wince v. CBRE, Inc., No....
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against individuals based on their race/color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Likewise, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of...
Today, we look at the recent United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit case Stoval v. Grazioli, No. 20-2041, 2023 WL 3116439, at *1 (3d Cir. Apr. 27, 2023). In this case, Flavia Stovall, who is African-American, worked in the New Jersey Judiciary, Camden...
In yesterday’s blog, we talked about how Abraham Freud lost most of his religious discrimination claims because he waited too long to file his claims. (Read about it here). Today, our employment lawyers are taking a closer look at the claims that remained. What is an...
Meet Abraham Freud. He is a special-education teacher working for New York City Department of Education. Freud is an Orthodox Jew, who feels that his employer has been discriminating against him for a long time – in fact, too long a period of time. What is a statute...
Why is the difference between being an employee or an independent contractor important under the FLSA? The distinction between being an employee and an independent contractor is important under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) because the protections and benefits...
“Ms. Dorothy Barrett-Taylor sued Birch Care Community, LLC under the Americans with Disabilities Act, claiming disability discrimination, failure to provide a reasonable accommodation, and retaliation. The claims ultimately turned on Ms. Barrett-Taylor’s refusal to...