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Category Archives: Title VII
The Arizona Breakdown – EEOC Charges, Sunny Days, and a Few Things In Between
After the blog’s brief hiatus, I started debating what sort of post would be worthy of the “first post back” honors, and I realized that I had so much to update and catch up on within my own state, that I should … Continue reading
The Failure to Exhaust Remedies
The failure to file a formal EEOC charge of discrimination addressing specific claims of discrimination can be fatal to Title VII claims that proceed to court. This lesson was learned in Brown v. Department of Public Safety, State of Hawaii, … Continue reading
Posted in EEOC, Title VII
Tagged Charge of Discrimination, exhaustion, failure to exhaust
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Employment Law – Class Action Update
I talked last week with Steve Berstler, the producer and anchor of LexisNexis® Legal News audio podcasts, regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes. The highlights of our conversation are featured in the Legal News Podcast for June 21, 2011. As discussed … Continue reading
The Cases Companies Are Watching: EEOC v. Peoplemark, Inc.
A recent disparate impact case out of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan highlights the importance of continually reassessing and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses in a case as litigation proceeds. In EEOC v. Peoplemark, … Continue reading
The Supreme Court Decides the Cat’s Paw Case Addressing Employer Liability – Staub v. Proctor Hospital
The Supreme Court has provided some answers as to when “an employer may be held liable for employment discrimination based on the discriminatory animus of an employee who influenced, but did not make, the ultimate employment decision.” As I discussed … Continue reading
Posted in Title VII, USERRA
Tagged cat's paw, cat's paw theory, discrimination, Staub v. Proctor Hospital, supreme court, USERRA
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The EEOC Update: Disparate Impact and the ADA/SSDI Contradiction
I attended the Labor & Employment State Bar luncheon this past week and the topic for discussion was Smart Strategies for EEOC Charge Handling. The seminar served as a great reminder of some of the best practices to follow in … Continue reading
The Cases Companies Are Watching: The Cat’s Paw Cases
*** 3/1/11 Update: The Supreme Court upheld the Cat’s Paw theory today in Staub v. Proctor Hospital. Check out this post to read more about the Staub case, and enter your email address in the subscribe section on the right to receive email … Continue reading
