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May
31
2013
The Trouble With The So-Called “Equal Opportunity Harasser” – Another Cautionary Case Out of Minnesota Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
12
2024
Bills to Watch: Kentucky Employment Law Edition Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
26
2013
Associational Discrimination: Perfectly Healthy Employee Can Have Disability Claim Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
15
2013
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Extended to Same-Sex Couples in 13 States Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
27
2013
You May Have More Employees Than You Think (Part II) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
26
2013
California Minimum Wage To Be Raised from $8 to $10 Per Hour Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
17
2013
U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Age Case Without Reaching Disputed Question Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
18
2013
Reference to Employee’s “Shelf Life” Not Enough to Prove Age Discrimination Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
11
2013
Court Summarily Dismisses “Familial Status” Claim Under Title VII and the Pennsylvania Human Rights Act (PHRA) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
18
2013
Criminal Background Checks Remain on EEOC’s Radar Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
23
2014
A Rare Facebook “Like” for Employers: NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) Overturns ALJ, Finds Lack of Evidence to Support Facebook Post as Protected Activity Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
7
2016
Morbid Obesity, Not Necessarily a Disability Under Americans with Disabilities Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
6
2016
Transgender Bathroom Access Addressed in New EEOC Fact Sheet Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
20
2017
Man’s Best Friend in School – What’s Next For Administrative Remedies? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
26
2017
Second Circuit Takes Second Look at Sexual Orientation Discrimination Under Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
28
2017
Nursing Mothers Protected under Discrimination Laws, says Connecticut Federal Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
6
2018
Is Severe Obesity A Disability Under The ADA? The Seventh Circuit Will Decide. Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
7
2019
Illinois Bars Questions Of Wage History And Expands Equal Pay Act Protections Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
30
2019
Just In Time For The Holidays – Does The ADA Require Braille On Gift Cards? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
24
2012
Alabama Court Rejects Request for Sanctions Arising From “Missing” Personnel Documents That Would Not Have Altered Outcome of Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
30
2012
Business Groups Join In Request For EEOC To Pay For Title VII Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
22
2013
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Reasonable Accommodations and Wellness Programs Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
2
2013
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Application of ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) to State and Local Workers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
22
2013
Hot Topic: The Use of Criminal Records to Make Hiring Decisions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
5
2013
New Final Rules Require Federal Contractors to Increase Efforts to Hire Veterans and Disabled Individuals Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
10
2013
Indiana Judge Rules State's Right To Work Law Unconstitutional Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
2
2014
Federal Court of Appeals Holds that Disparate Discipline and Anti-Union Remarks Support First Amendment Claims of Police Officer and Union Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
27
2014
“The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same”: Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Report On U.S. Unionization Rates For 2013 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
30
2014
A “Hail Mary”? Northwestern Student-Athletes File Union Petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
10
2014
Illinois Moves To Ban Criminal Background Questions From Job Applications Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
2
2014
President Obama’s New Executive Order Requires Federal Contractors to Disclose Labor Violations Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
26
2015
This Should Go Without Saying: Replacing an Older Worker with Two Younger Workers is Not Consistent with a Reduction in Force Defense Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
30
2016
North Carolina Court Blocks ‘Bathroom Bill’ at UNC Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
3
2017
Will Ohio Pass a Law to Protect LGBTQ Rights? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
6
2018
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Colorado Baker, Leaves Unresolved Issues of Refusing to Serve Same-Sex Couples Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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