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Various federal and state laws protect employees against retaliation. Retaliation claims are oftentimes easier to prove than other claims such as discrimination. In order to demonstrate retaliation, employees can assert that they opposed, reported or testified about...
A worker complaint about sexual harassment at your business might involve allegations of a hostile work environment. They might claim that coworkers make tasteless jokes at their expense or make them feel very uncomfortable. Such issues often involve multiple people...
For more than the last year, employers in the United States have found themselves in an unprecedented position. For the first time in recent history, they have faced large-scale employee shortages and a significant uptick in the number of workers leaving their jobs....
Companies want to foster a sense of loyalty in employees and make their business an attractive place to work. Good pay and benefits can go a long way, but so can a positive company culture. Business happy hours have long been considered a valuable addition to company...
Here’s one more “fire” to “put out” in your very busy day--Your very upset client has just called your office and told you that their employer just fired them and they think it was based upon discrimination. What do you need to know in order to best advise your...
Grounded in the protections of the First Amendment, the “Ministerial Exception” protects religious employers against various discrimination claims brought by certain employees. The 2012 case of Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC set forth...
On June 30, 2020, Florida amended the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 (FCRA) that shortens the time frame for filing a lawsuit where the Florida Commission on Human (FCHR) either: (1) fails to issue a determination on a Charge of Discrimination within 180 days of...
The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, by holding that an employer who discriminates against employees due to being homosexual or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964....
On May 16, 2012, the federal appellate court, reversed summary judgment for the employer and allowed a teacher to proceed with her pregnancy discrimination claim against a religious school in Central Florida. Hamilton v. Southland Christian Sch., Inc., 2012...