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Showing posts with label military status discrimination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military status discrimination. Show all posts
Monday, October 12, 2015

Be careful what you email (yes, this is a lesson I need to keep repeating)

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Two USERRA posts within four days? What is this world coming to? In Arroyo v. Volvo Group North America (7th Cir. 10/6/15) , the appella...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

A lesson on USERRA and military-status discrimination

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The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act guarantees servicemembers the right to be free from discrimination in hiring, ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

6s wild! 6th Circuit affirms contractual 6 month limitation for employment claims

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Between the following two options—a federal statute or a private employment agreement—which wins? The federal statute (USERRA), which, ...
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Do you know? The ADA and reverse discrimination

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Earlier this week, the EEOC published Veterans and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): A Guide for Employers . In this guide, the EEO...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The “cat’s paw” lives: Supreme Court issues broad victory for employees in Staub v. Proctor Hospital

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This morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Staub v. Proctor Hospital , which asked whether the “cat’s paw” is a valid theory of ...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Reading the tea leaves: Staub v. Proctor Hospital and the “Cat’s Paw”

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Before we get into the specifics of the Staub case, let’s first discuss the relationship between a cat’s appendage and employment discrimin...
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Evidence of moonlighting and misuse of email system prove fatal to retaliation claim

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Rudolph Escher claimed that he was terminated in retaliation for complaints he made about his employer’s designation and accounting of his m...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Do you know? Ohio military family leave law takes effect July 2

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Beginning this Friday, July 2, 2010, Ohio employers with 50 or more employees will be required to provide leave for employees who are a spou...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

6th Circuit upholds release of USERRA claim in separation agreement

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We employment lawyers love severance agreements. I preach their benefits to my clients for all but the most egregious of for-cause terminati...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Right to reinstatement under USERRA for returning military personnel is absolute

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In 1994, Congress enacted USERRA (the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), to protect the employment rights of the me...
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Department of Labor publishes new FMLA poster for Military Family Leave Amendments

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On January 28, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 . Section 585(a) of that Act amends the FML...
Friday, February 29, 2008

Special considerations for employment of veterans with service-connected disabilities

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In Ohio, two laws apply to the employment of veterans: the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) , whi...
Monday, January 28, 2008

Columbus Dispatch on military status discrimination

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This morning's Columbus Dispatch reports on Ohio's ban on military status discrimination, which will go into effect on March 23. Fo...
Thursday, January 10, 2008

Ohio to prohibit discrimination based on "military status"

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I try to stay on top of all issues that impact Ohio employers, but this one simply fell beneath my radar. On December 20, Governor Stricklan...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Jury verdict underscores rights of veterans

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A federal jury in Portland, Oregon, returned a $985,000 verdict in favor of a National Guardsman terminated by Target after his return from...