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Jun
4
2012
Exercise Caution When Considering Use of Arrest or Conviction Records In Employment Decisions in Light of EEOC Guidance Much Shelist, P.C.
Jun
4
2012
Wal-Mart Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
4
2012
Seventh Circuit Holds Cat's Paw Theory Can Create Personal Liability for Non-Decisionmakers under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
3
2012
Termination of Employee Based on her Marriage to an Undocumented Alien Does Not Violate Title VII Mintz
Jun
2
2012
Ninth Circuit Holds Statistics Alone Can Establish Prima Facie Case of Age Discrimination in a RIF ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
1
2012
EEOC Extends Specific Title VII Protection to Claims Based on Transgender Identity Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
31
2012
NLRB's Acting General Counsel Releases Another Report on Social Media Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
31
2012
New EEOC Rule Significantly Increases Employer Burdens in ADEA Disparate Impact Cases McDermott Will & Emery
May
30
2012
EEOC Wins Rare Summary Judgment Verdict in Title VII Retaliation Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
30
2012
Clash of the Generations - Age Discrimination in the United Kingdom in 2012 McDermott Will & Emery
May
22
2012
EEOC Rules That Transgender Employees are Covered Under Title VII Poyner Spruill LLP
May
14
2012
Bullying in the Workplace Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
13
2012
EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance Regarding Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions Poyner Spruill LLP
May
12
2012
Employers Can be Held Liable for Failing to Protect Employees From Sexual Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
10
2012
Department of Labor Releases Guidance on New Disclosure Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
9
2012
Brady Rights Require Attention, but This Bill Is Flawed Ifrah Law
May
9
2012
EEOC Update: EEOC Makes Its Views Known on Transgender Discrimination and an Employer’s Use of Arrest and Conviction Records Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
May
8
2012
Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions: EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance and Best Practices Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
2
2012
EEOC Issues Guidance on Use of Criminal Background Checks in Employment Decisions McDermott Will & Emery
May
2
2012
EEOC Issues New Guidance On Criminal Background Checks By Employers Armstrong Teasdale
May
1
2012
New EEOC Guidance Addresses Employers' Use of Criminal Background Checks ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
30
2012
New GINA Regulations Vedder Price
Apr
29
2012
EEOC Says That Criminal Screens Must Be Job-Related Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
29
2012
EEOC Broadens and Clarifies Scope of Title VII Enforcement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
28
2012
EEOC Issues Updated Enforcement Guidance Regarding Employer’s Use of Arrest and Conviction Records in Making Employment Decisions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
14
2012
Venue and value for attorney liens -- McCoy v. Hershewe Law Firm (Mo. App. W.D. Apr. 10, 2012) Armstrong Teasdale
Mar
21
2012
Appeals Ruling Stresses Value of SEC Voluntary Settlements Ifrah Law
Mar
15
2012
Conflicting Developments in Same-Sex Marriage Laws Add Complexity for Benefit Plan Sponsors McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
11
2012
The Noise Over ADA Pool Lifts is a Distraction from the More Time Sensitive Issues Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
10
2012
Tips for Student Expulsion Hearings Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
3
2012
No Harm, No Foul: Supreme Court of Nevada Holds that Insurer Must Show Untimely Notice of Claim Caused Prejudice to Insurer Before Denying Coverage Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Feb
27
2012
Wisconsin Legislature Passes Bill Repealing Compensatory and Punitive Damages Available Under State Law for Discrimination Claims Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
19
2012
WWJD--United States v. Jones Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
16
2012
Religious Discrimination or Legitimate Business Decision? It Depends. Mintz
Feb
11
2012
Employee Privacy: The Mere Placement of an Operational Camera in a Private Place May be Sufficient to Support an Invasion of Privacy Claim Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
9
2012
California Same-Sex Marriage Ban Found Unconstitutional McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
8
2012
Professional Media Corporation to Pay $58,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Bias Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feb
6
2012
Recent Security Screening Litigation in the Retail Industry, a Morgan Lewis Retail Did You Know? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
3
2012
Illinois Reverses Position on Income Tax Treatment of Benefits for Civil Union Partners McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
1
2012
NRLB Report: Employers' Social Media Policies Must be Narrow, Must not Restrict Right to Engage in Protected Activities Mintz
Jan
31
2012
EEOC Receives Record Number of Charges of Discrimination for the Second Year in a Row Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
31
2012
High Court: Police Tracking of Suspect Via GPS Requires Warrant Ifrah Law
Jan
29
2012
Ozarks Electric Cooperative Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
28
2012
OCR Begins HIPAA Audits Under the Watchful Eye of Congress--What to Expect and How to Prepare Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
25
2012
Supreme Court Holds that Warrantless “Trespass” in Placement of GPS Device on Vehicle Constitutes an Unreasonable Search Violative of the Fourth Amendment Mintz
Jan
24
2012
United Insurance Company of America Pays $37,500 To Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
17
2012
US Labor Department settles charges of racial discrimination with Houston-based defense contractor JacintoPort U.S. Department of Labor
Jan
13
2012
Pepsi to Pay $3.13 Million & Made Major Policy Changes to Resolve EEOC Finding of Nationwide Hiring Discrimination Against African Americans U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
12
2012
New Jersey Adopts Uniform Trade Secrets Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
5
2012
Bank of Albuquerque Discriminated on the Basis of Age and Sex, EEOC Alleges in Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 

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