Category Archives: Title VII

Supervisor Liability – SCOTUS Oral Argument for Vance v. Ball State

I will wait to draft the detailed post once the Supreme Court has actually ruled, but for those who are following SCOTUS oral arguments, one of the big employment cases of this term was heard on Monday. Here is what … Continue reading

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Law in a Minute: Evidence of Applicant or Employee Convictions in Employment Decisions

I spoke this morning at a roundtable discussion regarding the use of criminal record information obtained through background checks and also data privacy and security at a Human Resources Committee roundtable hosted by the American Council of Engineering Companies of … Continue reading

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The IMPACT of Social Media

I spoke at the Arizona Self-Insurers Association (ASIA) IMPACT 2012 Conference at the Tempe Buttes on Thursday. I always forget how gorgeous this location is – as its entrance is tucked away near Tempe Diablo Stadium. By the time I … Continue reading

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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

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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

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