Employment Discrimination
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In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Old People, On The Job
Keeping Your Ageism In Check
This is a significant issue in the in-house world, where it's harder to know exactly how old your colleagues are. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Sexual Harassment Makes For Some Mighty Strange Cases
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Labor / Employment, Old People, On The Job
Should Men Use Botox? Ask The Thirtysomethings Who Want To Look Young Again
Ageism in the workplace is unabashedly rampant, employment lawyer Richard Cohen notes -- and it's against the law.
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Sexual Jokes And Banter At The Water Cooler: Not Cool At All!
What about compliments to a colleague -- are those okay? -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Sex Can Kill A Start-Up -- Sexual Harassment, That Is
Start-ups are fertile ground for sexual harassment -- and therefore sexual harassment claims. -
Old People, Women's Issues
The Employability Of Older Women Has Struck A Nerve
“Women of a certain age” have encountered and still encounter bias in our profession. -
Federal Judges, Gay, Labor / Employment
A Judicial Battle Royal At The Seventh Circuit -- And Judge Posner's Favorite Gays Of All Time
SCOTUS shortlisters and other luminaries of the federal judiciary duke it out in a landmark case. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Labor / Employment, On The Job
Why 'Higher-Class' Women Won’t Get That Biglaw Job: Hiring Biases That You Won't Believe!
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Smelly Workplace? A Case Of 'Extreme Gas' In The Ol’ Factory
Can you be fired for farting up a storm (or for associating with someone who does)? -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
What Do The Kardashians And The EEOC Have In Common?
What can we expect from the EEOC during the Trump Administration? -
Labor / Employment, On The Job, Politics
Alternate President Issues So-Called Executive Order Reversing Civil Rights Laws
Just kidding! We think.... -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Advice From Super Bowl 51 On How To Handle The Worst Employee Ever
If you have a true terror of the workplace, get rid of them as soon as possible -- but be prepared for a legal fight. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
'Alternative Facts': Workplace Sexual Harassment Is Now Legal, And 'We Can Say Fag Again'
Sorry, no -- recent electoral politics do not give license to harassers or employers who look the other way.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.23.17
* Several prominent lawyers and legal scholars are filing a lawsuit alleging that Donald Trump is violating the Emoluments Clause by letting his businesses accept money from foreign governments — but the litigation looks like a long shot to some. [New York Times via How Appealing]
* Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (previously profiled here) is returning to private practice — and, not surprisingly, to Paul, Weiss. [American Lawyer]
* Judge Andrew Hanen (S.D. Tex.), who brutally benchslapped the Obama Justice Department last year, has withdrawn the sanctions he imposed on the DOJ, finding that the misstatements in question were inadvertent. [ABA Journal]
* If you’ve been handicapping the Supreme Court race, adjust the odds in favor of Judge Neil Gorsuch (10th Cir.) — he’s conservative but less contentious than some other nominees, as noted by Jan Crawford. [CBS News]
* Confirmability might be increasing in importance as a factor for picking a SCOTUS nominee now that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged to block any nominee who is not “bipartisan and mainstream.” [How Appealing]
* The Obama Administration didn’t fare so well before SCOTUS; will the Trump Administration do any better? [New York Times]
* The Second Circuit joins the Seventh Circuit in considering whether discrimination “because of sex” encompasses discrimination based on sexual orientation. [New York Law Journal]
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Tech Startups: 'Digital Sweatshop With Snacks'?
Four takeaways about age discrimination, from employment lawyer Richard B. Cohen. -
Justice, Labor / Employment, On The Job, Technology
In Rare Double, Labor Sues Oracle For Paying Too Much To Whites, Hiring Too Many Asians
You just don't see this kind of lawsuit every day; let's keep an eye on it. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job, Small Law Firms
10 Employment Law Tips For Small-Firm Lawyers
If you currently have or plan to open your own law firm, then you need to know how to be an employer. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job, Politics
Being An Employee In The Age Of Trump: A Guide To Keeping Your Head And Your Job In Times Of Transition
Pointers from employment lawyer Beth Robinson about working in government during an age of uncertainty. -
Federal Judges, Gay, Weirdness
A Federal Judge's Rather Rude Joke About Lesbians
The Seventh Circuit, sitting en banc, delves into... lesbianism. -
Minority Issues, Women's Issues
The Curious Case Of Ellen Pao, One Year Later
In 2015, diversity and inclusion were quite the buzzwords in the tech and legal industries; in 2016, can diversity and inclusion initiatives have a real, significant impact on the data in our profession?