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Aug
3
2011
EEOC’s $20 Million Settlement with Verizon Puts Focus on “No Fault” Attendance and Leave Policies Poyner Spruill LLP
May
22
2012
EEOC Rules That Transgender Employees are Covered Under Title VII Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun
30
2013
Federal Court Stops Serial Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Plaintiff's Latest Effort: Payne v. Chapel Hill North Properties Poyner Spruill LLP
Oct
29
2013
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Settlement Reminds Employers of Responsibility to Protect Employees from Harassment by Third Parties Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
13
2014
Same-Gender Marriage Implications for Employee Benefit Plans Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun
30
2013
Adding Bite To Its Bark: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Files First Lawsuits Since Its Updated Guidance On Criminal Background Checks Poyner Spruill LLP
Dec
16
2014
EEOC Files Contempt Action Against Employer for Alleged Breach of Settlement Agreement Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
31
2012
EEOC Receives Record Number of Charges of Discrimination for the Second Year in a Row Poyner Spruill LLP
Dec
4
2012
Employers Must Reassign Disabled Employees To Vacant Positions Ahead of More Qualified Candidates? Seventh Circuit Says, "Yes." Poyner Spruill LLP
Feb
4
2014
Fourth Circuit Rules That Temporary Impairments May Be Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Covered Disabilities Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun
27
2011
EEOC Aims to Clarify Leave Rights Under the ADA Poyner Spruill LLP
Dec
31
2012
Fourth Circuit Upholds Employer-Favorable Religious Discrimination Decision Poyner Spruill LLP
Aug
10
2013
Will Obesity Claims Be the Next Wave of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Litigation? Poyner Spruill LLP
May
13
2011
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Anti-Retaliation Protections for Employees Poyner Spruill LLP
May
29
2013
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Publishes Updated Guidance on the Employment Rights of People with Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy and Intellectual Disabilities Poyner Spruill LLP
Apr
30
2014
California Court Issues Important Decision Regarding Fitness for Duty Evaluations Following Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Leave Poyner Spruill LLP
Apr
28
2015
Supreme Court Issues Decision Regarding Accommodation of Pregnant Employees Poyner Spruill LLP
May
14
2011
Supreme Court Issues Decision Regarding “Cat’s Paw” Claims of Discrimination Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun
19
2012
Federal Agencies Continue to Focus on Pay Discrimination Poyner Spruill LLP
Apr
30
2013
Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination the Focus of EEOC Enforcement Activity Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun
29
2015
Supreme Court Agrees With EEOC In Regard To Religious Accommodation Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
29
2014
Reversal on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Retaliation Claim Highlights Importance of Email and Investigations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
8
2014
3 Americans With Disabilities Act Myths Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
2
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Union Fee Rules Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun
28
2013
No Free Lunch: Navigating the Legal World of Unpaid Internships Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
7
2017
Seventh Circuit’s Historic Decision Prohibits Sexual-Orientation Discrimination Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun
7
2013
Overcoming the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Challenge Against the Use of Covenants Not to Sue in Severance Agreements Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
5
2013
Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission Decision Highlights Divide with Seventh Circuit on Proving Disability Discrimination Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
26
2014
Unemployed – the Newest Protected Classification Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
1
2011
Hear No Evil: U.S. Supreme Court Protects Internal Oral Wage Complaints from Retaliation Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
27
2012
Wisconsin Legislature Passes Bill Repealing Compensatory and Punitive Damages Available Under State Law for Discrimination Claims Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun
9
2014
Pressure Mounts Against Fast-Food and Retail Industries to Increase the Minimum Wage, as Strikes and Protests Increase Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
18
2013
Virtual Communications with Real Consequences: Terminations for Social Media Posts Continue to Draw the Attention of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
7
2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Formalize a Collaborative Relationship to Facilitate Enforcement of Labor and Immigration Laws Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
27
2014
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Office Rules That Collegiate Athletes Are “Employees” Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
 

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