Supreme Court Decides Against Abercrombie In Hijab Case A case that has gained a lot of national attention, the U.S. Supreme court reversed a decision by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, which had granted summary judgment for Abercrombie & Fitch. Samantha Elauf had applied to work
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JPMorgan Chase Pays $1.45 Million To Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week that a class sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the commission against JPMorgan Chase in Ohio has been settled for $1.45 million. The global financial services firm was charged
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Can Your Spouse’s Job Cost You Yours? Not In Minnesota. When many people hear marital status discrimination they think of only what the name implies – treating someone differently because they do or do not have a spouse. But actually, it encompasses much more. Aase v. Wapiti
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Employers have a lot of leeway when it comes to requiring employees to follow their preferred procedures. However, one New York employer recently found out that some policies simply aren’t worth the cost. Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation recently paid $25,000 to settle a case brought
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The latest in a line of class litigation lawsuits under the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state laws has settled, with Elite Model Management agreeing to pay $450,000. This is the largest settlement for unpaid interns so far. On the heels of another case involving unpaid
Read more →There are many types of discrimination that are well known – race discrimination, gender discrimination, religious discrimination – but there are other, less well recognized, bases for discrimination which are important to understand. EEOC v. Founders Pavilion Inc. was only the third suit brought by the EEOC
Read more →In a landmark ruling, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held this week that employers cannot challenge, nor can courts review, the adequacy of EEOC conciliation efforts before filing a lawsuit. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is tasked with enforcing federal employment discrimination laws, from investigating
Read more →Bars and restaurants can loose a significant chunk of their profits to customer walk-outs (also known as “dine and dash”) and customers forgetting to sign credit card receipts. However, in Minnesota, they can’t hold their employees financially responsible for the losses. Last month in Karl v. Uptown
Read more →You’ve read the privacy notices. You’ve limited access so that only your friends can see your Facebook posts. Can you finally post without thinking about what your boss would think? Maybe. But maybe not. In Ehling v. Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp. a registered nurse/paramedic posted a Facebook
Read more →Last week, in Kindred Nursing Centers East v. NLRB, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the 2011 decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Mobile. This controversial decision allows unions to organize “micro” bargaining units
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