A More Accommodating View
In Wingra Redi-Mix Inc., v. LIRC, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held that the company violated the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act when it failed to accommodate its truck driver who
In Wingra Redi-Mix Inc., v. LIRC, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held that the company violated the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act when it failed to accommodate its truck driver who
On June 29th, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action in higher education. While this decision will almost certainly impact the candidate pool and workforce diversity, it is not
A recent EEOC pay discrimination lawsuit (now settled) against the Verona Area School District alleged that 10 female staff members were paid lower wages than their more recently hired male
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco recently opined that sexually derogatory music can “foster a hostile work environment that constitutes sex discrimination,” vacating a prior decision
Gerald Groff, an observant Christian, has sued the United States Postal Service after USPS failed to accommodate his Sabbath observance and give him Sundays off. While USPS does not traditionally
A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) raises new and additional issues with respect to the non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions frequently contained in employee severance agreements. Common
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that when an employer discourages an employee from taking Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time off, the employer has violated the
A 2018 ProPublica investigation estimated that IBM terminated 20,000+ older workers (40+) in a five-year span. Unsurprisingly, a substantial amount of arbitration and litigation followed. A 2020 Equal Employment Opportunity
A 2017 racial discrimination lawsuit between Tesla and a former employee, Owen Diaz, resulted in a substantial payout to Diaz (recently reduced to $15 million). The same Tesla plant at
In a California lawsuit against Amazon, a group of employees allege that Amazon did not reimburse them for work-related expenses incurred while working remotely—a violation of state law. Amazon required