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Feb
3
2013
The FLSA Also Requires Employers To Provide Private Lactation Break Rooms Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
9
2013
Internal Investigations Can Be Crucial to Defense Against Retaliation Claims in 7th Circuit Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
21
2013
Is Indiana's Right to Work Making an Impact? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
2
2013
Increasing Discrimination Obligations Coming from State and Municipal Levels Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
26
2013
Supreme Court Endorses Narrow Definition of “Supervisor” in Discrimination Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
4
2013
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Calls Out National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for Lack of "Intellectual Integrity" Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
25
2013
Social Media Policy Provides Legitimate, Nondiscriminatory Reason for Termination Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
3
2013
Shutdown Closes National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Operations Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
4
2013
Untimeliness, Hearsay, and Failure to Link Alleged Negative References and Third-Party Job Rescissions to Protected Activity Doom Employee’s Retaliation Claim 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
23
2019
Ninth Circuit Punts On Whether Obesity Is A Disability Under the ADA Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
23
2022
Illinois Pay Transparency: Fast-Approaching Deadlines And Enforcement Dates Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
29
2012
EEOC Finds that Transgender Workers Are Protected by Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
7
2012
Split Among Federal Circuits Deepens Regarding Administrative Exhaustion of Post-Charge Retaliation Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
1
2012
In the Spirit of DR Horton, ALJ Extends Protections to Job Applicants Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
28
2012
Supreme Court Denies a Request to Temporarily Enjoin the Contraceptive Mandate Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
4
2013
The EEOC's Plan of Attack Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
25
2013
A Supreme Court Update: Notes on Wednesday’s Oral Argument About Title VII Retaliation Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
7
2013
Shy Bladder Syndrome Lawsuit Reminds: Applicants Get Reasonable Accommodation Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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
 

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