High Court Raises Bar for Employee Retaliation Claims
Ryan Griffitts of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP
This articles details a United States Supreme Court opinion that may prove very valuable to employers in defending retaliation claims brought by current or former employees.
Employers Must Enforce Policies Uniformly
Thomas W. Scroggins of Tanner & Guin, L.L.C.
Having well?written employment policies is a good thing, but it is only half the battle. If they are not enforced, they are like tools rusting away, unused in the garage. Worse, if they are enforced unevenly among employees, they can become tools of destruction. This was demonstrated rather starkly in Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner v. Kohler Co., in which the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment in favor of the employer because the employer failed to enforce its discliplinary policies uniformly.
Supervisors May Be Held Individually Liable For Retaliation
Gowon Song of Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP
The First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal has ruled that an individual supervisor may be held liable for retaliation in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA").
Laws Protect Workers From Illegal Discharge
David R. Sweat of Kay A. Giese, P.A.
Georgia law allows an employer to fire an employee for a good reason, bad reason, or no reason at allÃÂunless the .
Employment: Your Rights Under the Law
Frank K. Friedman of The Law Firm of Hofheimer/Ferrebee, P.C.
If you feel that you have been treated unfairly by your employer, an attorney can help you determine whether you .
Employment Termination in Pennsylvania
Michael F. X. Gillin & Associates, P.C.
Most Pennsylvania employment relationships in the private sector are considered legally to be "at-will" relationship.
Retaliation Claims Present Difficult Challenges, Part I
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Note: Because of the importance of this topic, it will be discussed in both this issue and the upcoming J.
The Outer Limits of Workers' Compensation
Douglas B. M. Ehlke of Ehlke Law Offices
Three recent appellate court cases test the reach of workers' com-pensation trade-off protections for workers and immunity for employers.
Labor and Employment Update: Sweet Revenge? Retaliation is Costly--New EEOC Guidance
Pepper Hamilton LLP
This article examines the EEOC's guidance in regards to the investigation of employer retaliation towards an employee who has filed a discrimination suit.
Ins and Outs of Retaliation Cases
Douglas B. M. Ehlke of Ehlke Law Offices
In retaliation cases, it matters not whether the initial workers' compensation claim filed was bogus or frivolous; a retaliation claim can be brought even on denied, rejected or even frivolous workers' compensation claims as long as the discipline, discharge or termination decision was related to filing of the workers' compensation claim. The timing of the discharge was within three weeks of his client's filing of her workers' compensation claim, and the decision may have been earlier. Never mind that his client was absent from work more than 80 times in 18 months.
Employers Should Keep An Eye on the "Breastfeeding Mother-Friendly Employer Bill"
Alyssa Eve Thirsk Tormala of Miller Nash LLP
In our February 2003 flash report, we discussed legislative bills introduced in the 2003 legislative session that would have significant impact on employers. Since distribution of that flash report, a new bill has been introduced and is making a swift journey through the Oregon Senate. In this flash report we cover that bill, and review current Washington law on the subject.