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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

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Musical Misogyny

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

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Time to Review Severance Agreements

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

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The Great Extinction at IBM

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

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Not a Model for the Future

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

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