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As you likely know by this point, the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) requires covered employers to give qualified employees 12 weeks of job protected but unpaid time off of work for covered employers to address serious medical issues, either personal or family....
Can I be fired for opposing a schedule change? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Yes. Meet Raina Ricks, who was the plaintiff-employee in Ricks v. InDyne, Inc., 2022 WL 8022536, at *1 (11th Cir. Oct. 14, 2022). After her termination Ricks filed a charge of discrimination...
Before filing an employment discrimination claim based on race, religion, gender/sex (which includes pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation), age, national origin, or disability, employees are required to file a charge of discrimination with the Equal...
Let me start with the most important thing to do if you are being sexually assaulted or harassed int the workplace: make sure that you are safe. If you feel that you are in imminent danger, leave the workplace and then immediately let upper management or human...
What constitutes illegal retaliation at work? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: The majority of wrongful termination cases against employers include retaliation claims. Retaliation occurs when an employer takes a “materially adverse action” against an employee because...
It happens all the time in employment law cases. An employee meets with an attorney to go over the facts of the case. The attorney listens and responds that the facts make great claim. After the lawsuit is filed and some documents are exchanged, the employer’s...
It is important to get an attorney to help you with your employment claims, be it for race or religious discrimination, sexual harassment, or especially an overtime pay violation. But not just any attorney or law firm will do. Bad things happen when you hire the wrong...
Little ears pick up everything you say. Sometimes they repeat what they hear at school or to their friends. It could be about marital issues or what you think about your favorite sports team. However, when you preach racist beliefs at home, your kid will repeat that...
Let’s state with the premise that most of the dumbest bosses and supervisors know that it unlawful to discrimination against employees on the basis of their race/color, religion, gender/sex (including pregnancy and LGBTQ+ status), national origin, disability, and age....
Most of the time, employees are protected from reporting any racial discrimination or harassment in the workplace, even when it is from customers, clients, delivery people, the landlord or whoever else steps foot into where you work. Sometimes, however, the only thing...
In order to state a wrongful termination or employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an employee must point to and adverse employment action taken by the employer based on the employee’s protected class. Specifically, Title VII...
What is considered an adverse employment action in workplace discrimination cases? Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal anti-discrimination statutes, it is unlawful for employers to take an adverse employment action against an employee...
In today’s blog, we look at a recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision, Bye v. MGM Resorts Int’l, Inc., No. 22-60034, 2022 WL 4533723, at *5 (5th Cir. Sept. 28, 2022). The focus of this blog is about why it is absolutely critical to timely...
John Ford said that “revenge proves its own executioner.” That is especially true in employment law where employers often find themselves in a much worse situation because they chose to get back at employee for reporting discrimination to human resources or complained...
There will be tons of Halloween office parties going on today. During a good portion of those parties, employee’s rights will be violated because for some unknown reason, a boss, manager, supervisor or coworker will think that normal work rules do not apply on...
Our employment discrimination lawyers have repeatedly discussed that there is no perfect or guaranteed case because of the variables and risks inherent in the judicial system – namely judges and juries. (Best Law Read: According To Judges, Are Bumblebees Considered...