Tag: court

August 2, 2021

An employee who claimed she was fired because she took time off to care for her ill sister failed to prove her discrimination claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), a California appeals court ruled. The employer […]

June 9, 2021

When a female employee is subjected to derogatory comments about her breasts, could a reasonable jury find that those remarks were unlawfully based on her gender? The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the answer to this question […]

May 6, 2021

A California appeals court affirmed the award of $500,000 in punitive damages to the children of an employee who was fired after being diagnosed with cancer. The employee had sued her former employer for firing her in violation of public […]

April 19, 2021

In a recent article, we looked at the pros and cons of letting soon-to-be-departing employees work the duration of their notice period or whether it’s better to cut ties quickly. Of special concern to many HR managers is whether waiving […]

April 5, 2021

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has determined that Amazon retaliated against two activist employees when it fired them in April of last year, as first reported by The New York Times. The determination is part of the board’s ongoing […]

April 5, 2021

All of us are facing the uncertainty and burdens of dealing with COVID-19’s impact on the workplace. One issue revolves around when employees have good cause to abandon their jobs because of the risks created by the virus. The Arkansas […]

March 25, 2021

An employee who had signed an arbitration agreement and was later fired was not required to arbitrate his claims that his employer told prospective employers not to hire him, a California appeals court held. The claims arose after the worker’s […]

August 12, 2020

While it remains to be seen whether the court will find Krauss’ claims to have merit, the allegations provide a reminder for employers hoping to avoid such litigation. For one, experts have previously recommended employers embrace their whistleblowers, shifting the […]

March 9, 2016

According to a recent Gallup poll, 37 percent of U.S. workers report that they telecommute or otherwise work remotely. Indeed, due to advances in technology, many employees never report to an office of their employer, but instead use technology to […]