WIRTW #279 (the “stand your ground?” edition)
Having recently settled a nasty harassment case on the day of trial, I read with great interest Molly DiBianca’s post, Why Employers Settle ...
Happy 75th Birthday, FLSA
By Jon Hyman
75 years ago yesterday, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act. By establishing a minimum wage, setting an over...
Vance v. Ball St. narrows employer liability for harassment
By Jon Hyman
In its prologue to yesterday Supreme Court opinion in Vance v. Ball. St. Univ. [pdf] , Justice Alito, writing for the five-member majority,...
BREAKING: SCOTUS decides on but-for causation standard for retaliation under Title VII
By Jon Hyman
In a busy, end-of-term day at the Supreme Court, the Court has issued its decision in University of Tex. S.W. Med. Ctr. v. Nassar . In this ...
BREAKING: SCOTUS issues decision in Vance v. Ball St. Univ.
By Jon Hyman
Hot off the presses, the Supreme Court just issued its decision in Vance v. Ball St. Univ. Via SCOTUS Blog, the Court held that “an employe...
Employee medical information and social media
By Jon Hyman
Hopefully, you know that the ADA protects employee medical information as confidential. According to the EEOC : The basic rule is that wit...
Title VII does not give employees the right to proselytize
By Jon Hyman
I believe that everyone’s relationship with God (whether you call that deity Yahweh, Jesus, Allah, Vishnu, Buddha, or something else) is ...