Retaliation

Beware triple whammy after FLSA retaliation

02/07/2017

Employers that retaliate against employees who file Fair Labor Standards Act claims don’t just face the prospect of owing back pay, plus double that amount in liquidated damages. They also potentially face a damage award for emotional distress.

Beat retaliation suit by documenting misdeeds

02/01/2017

Make sure you can show you disciplined an employee because of her behavior, not her complaints.

Settlement in Central Valley, Calif. harassment, retaliation case

01/30/2017

South County Support Services and its sister company, Southwest Transportation Agency, have agreed to settle EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation charges leveled by a former employee.

Court: Schedule change can be an adverse action

01/26/2017

Something like a schedule change that really affects an employee can be seen by a court as serious enough to warrant litigation.

2016 EEOC charges rose in all major categories

01/26/2017

The EEOC handled 91,503 charges of workplace discrimination in fiscal year 2016, a 2.4% increase overall.

United Nations is immune from Title VII

01/11/2017

In a decision sought by the United States government, the Secretary General of the United Nations has been found immune from lawsuits over employment discrimination.

Philly schools settle with fired procurement director

01/03/2017

A long-running legal battle over a no-bid security camera contract is one step closer to resolution.

Tell supervisors: No piling on work in effort to get rid of employee

01/03/2017

Giving additional work to someone you want to get rid of can backfire, especially when the situation looks suspiciously like a set-up.

Follow 5 rules and never fear a retaliation charge

01/01/2017

Want to know why retaliation claims turn out so well, so often, for angry employees? Look no further than basic human psychology, says attorney Deborah S. Adams of Frost Brown Todd LLC: “Juries ‘get’ retaliation claims.”

Court won’t budge on 45-day bias claim deadline

12/29/2016

Federal employees have just 45 days to file a complaint about discrimination in the workplace.