Be conscious of inequities when gauging litigation
Four years ago, in Wal-Mart v. Dukes , the U.S. Supreme Court held that it was inappropriate to certify a nationwide class of 1.5 million ...
Ohio’s odd anti-retaliation statute
By Jon Hyman
Ohio’s employment discrimination law has lots of peculiarities that separate it from its federal counterpart—a six-year statute of limitatio...
2nd Circuit becomes 2nd court to toss DOL internship test
By Jon Hyman
Four years ago, the 6th Circuit, in Solis v. Laurelbook Sanitarium and School , rejected the Department of Labor’s six-factored test for de...
WIRTW #373 (the “happy birthday” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Happy birthday Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC turns 50 today . While the agency and I have not always seen eye-to-eye on ...
EEOC updates pregnancy discrimination guidance to embrace accommodations
By Jon Hyman
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Young v. UPS , the EEOC has updated its administrative guidance on pregnancy discrimination....