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If I told you that waitresses at fine dining establishments such as Hooters often dye their hair, would you be surprised? What if I then told you that while Hooter’s generally allows its waitresses to dye their hair, it does not afford this luxury to its African...
As our employment and disability discrimination lawyers have previously addressed, under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAA”), the definition of “disability” greatly expanded beyond that previously allowed under the Americans with...
People often think that if they legitimately screw up at work and get in trouble, they won’t be able to successfully pursue a discrimination claim, even when the employer is unfair about how it disciplines them. As the employment law attorneys at Spitz, The Employee’s...
Employment Lawyers Answer: "What should I do after my boss sexually harassed and touched me?" as "My boss treats me different as a woman. What can I do?"For some reason, restaurant managers feel like sexual harassment employment laws do not apply to them. Just...
Our employment attorneys are frequently asked if the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers individuals with a drug addiction. An employee currently using illegal drugs is not covered by the ADA. But, if the employee has kicked the habit or the company only...
For employment lawyers, it is no secret that the Supreme Court loves alternative methods to dispute resolution, such as arbitration. In the recently handed-down, five-page opinion, in Nitro-Lift Technologies, LLC v. Howard, the Supreme Court affirmed its preference...
Let’s start our scenario with the fact that the employee has been fired – it does not matter if it is based on race discrimination, gender discrimination, national origin discrimination, religious discrimination, disability discrimination, or retaliation for taking...
Bargain retailer Big Lots Stores Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based retailer, recently to pay $155,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit based on facts that our employment discrimination lawyers typically see. As alleged in the lawsuit, the store manager repeatedly...
An action for age discrimination regarding employment can be maintained under three different statutes within the Ohio Civil Right Act, codified as R.C. § 4112.01 et seq. Before bringing a claim for age discrimination, however, it is important to note that the three...
In a struggling economy, and with many Americans out of work, more and more people are turning to staffing agencies to find employment. And, many employers are concurrently using staffing agencies to find talent. A staffing agency is an organization that matches...