Associational retaliation is not the FMLA’s peanut butter cup
In Thompson v. North Am. Stainless , the Supreme Court held that Title VII prohibits associational retaliation; an employer cannot retaliate...
6th Circuits provides much needed guidance on pleading standards
By Jon Hyman
Today’s post is going to be a tad dry, for which I apologize. Its dryness, however, does not belittle the importance of the case I am going ...
Contingency plans
By Jon Hyman
My family and I spent last night with friends at Crocker Park’s Liberty Fest. If you’re not from the Cleveland area, Crocker Park is what...
WIRTW #231 (the “Obama <3 Roberts” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday was the most anticipated day at the U.S. Supreme Court in quite some time. The Court handed down its opinion in National Federatio...
Abandoning job because of harassment does not support retaliation claim, says the 6th Circuit
By Jon Hyman
Last week , I discussed the 6th Circuit’s most recent pronouncement on same-sex harassment. I noted that while some would argue the Court’s ...