Employment Discrimination
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Biglaw
Jury Decides That Davis Polk Attorneys Were Just Socially Awkward
Hoping they established eye contact before sharing the outcome. -
Technology
Is It Ageist To Microtarget On Facebook?
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
No Touching! (Anywhere?): Sexual Harassment Dialogue Finale
Men shouldn't feel like they need to beware -- they should be AWARE.
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Fat Shaming In The Workplace: Is Calling Someone A 'Big Bottomed Girl' Actionable?
As of now, fat shaming is, for the most part, a wrong without a remedy. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
We Don't File Lawsuits On Principle (Or: Why All Employment Lawsuits Often Have Such Bad Facts On Both Sides)
Lawsuits are all about money: this might sound distasteful, but it's true (at least in employment law). -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Does Your Parental Leave Policy Engage In Sex Discrimination?
Anyone can be discriminated against -- and the EEOC knows it. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job, Religion
Skirts, Hair Follicles, The Flu, And The Mark Of The Beast -- Say What?
Religious discrimination cases are dominating headlines -- and raising thorny legal issues. -
Department of Justice, Labor / Employment, On The Job, Politics
President Trump Likely Terminates Employees In Violation Of The Law -- And Jeff Sessions Might Be Next
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.28.17
* The Senate rejects the latest GOP effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act — with Senator John McCain casting the decisive “no” vote. [Washington Post]
* Riley Safer Holmes and Cancila continues its rapid expansion, adding 13 new lawyers — including eight from Bryan Cave, led by former managing partner Joseph McCoy. [Law360]
* More bad news for the LGBT community from the Trump administration: the Justice Department takes the position that Title VII doesn’t cover discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [How Appealing]
* Meanwhile, civil rights and LGBT groups get ready to file suit if President Trump’s plan to ban transgender people from the military becomes a reality (which is not yet the case). [National Law Journal]
* And these groups might just prevail — Michael Richter and Anna Pohl, chairs of the New York City Bar Association’s Military Affairs and LGBT Rights Committees, lay out the case for why the transgender ban is unconstitutional. [The Hill]
* Stephanie Francis Ward takes a long, hard look at the woes of Charlotte School of Law — and the rest of the beleaguered Infilaw consortium of law schools. [ABA Journal]
* Closing statements in the Martin Shkreli case paint very different pictures of the infamous “Pharma Bro.” [Law.com]
* Nuisance claims, or nuisance suits? Judge James Donato (N.D. Cal.) seems skeptical of a purported class-action case targeting Pokémon GO (which recently added Legendaries to the game). [The Recorder]
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
The 'N-Word': Is It Offensive Enough That A Single Utterance Creates A Hostile Workplace?
It's not clear -- but likely more than one such use is required. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.26.17
* President Trump’s personal legal team: “It’s utter chaos. Sometimes it can be like no one knows who is in charge.” [Washington Post]
* Adam Feldman predicts that the travel ban is going down before SCOTUS. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The Trump tweets on banning transgender individuals from the military aren’t the only bad news for the LGBTQ community today. [Washington Blade]
* A nice win for the First Amendment and public access to court records. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* Ira Stoll wonders (with good reason): why did the New York Times account of this high-profile gender discrimination lawsuit name the law firm, but not the plaintiff? [Smarter Times]
* Clerkships guru Debra M. Strauss, who has written for our pages on the topic, is out with a second edition of Behind the Bench: The Guide to Judicial Clerkships (affiliate link).
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Labor / Employment, Minority Issues, On The Job
Discrimination In The Workplace: Talking About Racial Bias Is Hard But Must Be Done
The biggest impediment to anything meaningful moving the needle of diversity is the lack of honest discussion. -
Labor / Employment, Old People, On The Job, Technology
Of Hoodies And Hoverboards: Age Discrimination In Tech
Is there such a thing as age discrimination in the World of the Future – the tech industry?
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Biglaw, Labor / Employment, On The Job
Quinn Emanuel Hit With Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
The allegations are shocking, but the firm states that they are "utterly without merit." -
Labor / Employment, On The Job, Silicon Valley, Technology
'I'm a Creep,' And Other Silicon Valley Mea Culpas: So What?
Employment lawyer Richard Cohen asks: What can be done about the persistent problem of sexual harassment? -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Sexual Harassment Can Happen… Anywhere
If you think sexual harassment occurs only in certain types of businesses or workplaces, think again. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Want To Get Sued? A Self-Help Primer
Run your firm the way that you want to – it’s your business, after all! -
Labor / Employment, On The Job, Women's Issues
Sometimes Being A Woman, At Work, Is Hard Work. Persist.
Employment lawyer Beth Robinson explores different types of gender bias in the workplace. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Fired For 'Acting Like A Man': Sexual Harassment Cases You Don't See Everyday (Hopefully)
Plus cases of women harassing men, and men harassing each other. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
What Is Sexual Harassment In Today’s Workplace?
Has the twenty-first century seen the beginning of the end of sexual harassment in the workplace? Hardly.