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Can you fire someone for saying ‘All Lives Matter’?

Racial tensions continue to run high, and employers must always be mindful of how they can spill over into the workplace.  In a newly filed lawsuit, a long-tenured realtor in Michigan is alleging that his broker wrongfully terminated his contract after he posted a Facebook comment that said, in part, “All Lives Matter.” In 1999, […]

by Tom D'Agostino
February 24, 2021
New Suit Challenges Termination

Fired because wife was disabled? No problem, court says

Kentucky’s highest court held that the state’s civil rights act does not prohibit employers from discharging employees based on their association with an individual who has a disability. It’s clear that discriminating against applicants and employees based on their disability violates the law. But when it comes to associational discrimination – that is, discrimination based […]

by Tom D'Agostino
February 22, 2021
State Law Was No Help To Employee

These job interview comments did not show illegal age bias, court rules

What kind of statements are sufficient evidence of unlawful discrimination based on age? How about a description of an employee as a “later career person”? Or an employer’s statement that it is looking for a “high energy person” to fill a particular position? In a new decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

by Tom D'Agostino
February 17, 2021

Feds sue after pregnant employee loses new job

A new lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accuses a hospital operator of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by withdrawing a job offer after a new employee developed pregnancy-related complications. Taylor McKay applied for a job as an EMS dispatcher with St. Clare’s Health, which provides medical services in New […]

by Tom D'Agostino
February 15, 2021
employer refused to move start date

Pregnancy bias suit costs employer $39K

An assisted living facility located in Eustis, Florida, has agreed to pay $39,000 and take other steps to end a lawsuit that accused it of illegally discriminating against a job applicant based on her pregnancy. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Excel Hospitality Group LLC, which does business as Regency Park Assisted Living & […]

by Tom D'Agostino
February 10, 2021
feds say employer illegally pulled job offer

Fired after posting Capitol photos, employee sues for $10M

When chaos erupted at the U.S. Capitol in January, there were many people who physically breached boundaries and engaged in violent and criminal behavior. But there were also many others who simply visited the area, listened to some speeches and went home. In a new suit, a woman who was fired from her job after […]

by Tom D'Agostino
February 8, 2021

Federal appeals court backs employer on key ADA issue

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit delivered a very employer-friendly ruling in an ADA case involving an injured employee. The decision provides favorable news for employers regarding the duty to extend reasonable accommodations under the ADA. Paula McAllister was a machine operator for Innovation Ventures, LLC. In early June of 2016, she […]

by Tom D'Agostino
February 3, 2021
she said yes but her doctor said no

NLRB backs employer’s restrictions on social media use

How much control do employers have over their employees’ use of social media? Different considerations are relevant depending on whether the employer is public or private. In a recent ruling, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided that a private employer did not improperly interfere with the rights of its employees when it imposed several […]

by Tom D'Agostino
February 1, 2021
How Much Control Do You Really Have

No ADA violation: Employee fired for failing test, not his disability

Is it a violation of the ADA when an employee is dismissed from their job because their disability prevents them from doing it properly? In a recent lawsuit, the 3rd Circuit said ‘no.’ Denied the first time Chase Frost worked as a firefighter for the city of Philadelphia when he obtained an injury on the […]

by Rachel Mucha
January 28, 2021

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