Article appeared in The Daily Record, July 23, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on June 25 to examine a federal appeals court ruling dealing with the question of whether a “supervisor” under Title VII can include an employee who oversees and directs other workers’ daily tasks, but lacks the…
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Article appeared in The Buffalo Jewish Review, June 1, 2012 The Plaintiff was employed as a truck driver by Carson & Roberts from April 2006 until May 2008. During the period the plaintiff was supervised by Unangst and Gingerelli, descrobed as "bookend partners," who shared an office in a building…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record A jury on Feb. 29 unanimously awarded a female employee $168 million in damages and lost wages, believed to be the largest judgment for a single victim of workplace harassment in the U.S. history (Chopourian v. Catholic Healthcare West, E.D. Cal., No. CIV S-09-2972).…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that district court erroneously dismissed the plaintiff’s retaliations claims against the city, and determined that even though the plaintiff’s rank and salary were not reduced, a reasonable police officer could easily view the change…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record, Oct 26, 2009 An African-American woman’s contract as a Craftmatic sales representative was terminated after she and the company’s hiring recruiter got into an argument in which he allegedly used racial slurs. She can proceed with a race discrimination claim under the Civil Rights…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record, Friday July 30, 2004 Context is a critical factor when determining what constitutes a hostile environment in regards to a claim of sexual harassment. Determining what weight should be given to the factor of the type of workplace in which sexual harassment occurs is…
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Article appeared in The Buffalo Jewish Review, July 2, 2004 When Amaani Lyle interviewed for a writer's assistant position with Adam Chase and Gregory Malins, executive producers and writers on the NEC television show "Friends," she stated on her application that she could type 80 words per minute, and was…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record, June 28, 2004 On June 14, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Pennsylvania State Police v. Nancy Drew Suders, with Justice Ginsburg delivering the opinion of the court. As a Title VII plaintiff. Nancy Drew Suders, claimed she was constructively discharged from…
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Article appeared in The Buffalo Jewish Review, June 4, 2004 A supervisor who had worked for a company for 18 years claimed she was wrongfully terminated when she was accused of gross violation of company policies for counseling a subordinate based on her religious beliefs that opposed the subordinate's homosexuality.…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record, April 26, 2004 According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 86 percent of 17 year old students have a job for at least part of the year, and by age 19, that figure goes up to 91 percent. The University of Minnesota recently…
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