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Human resources professionals often encounter bizarre and unexpected situations, especially around the holidays. However, few can top the case where an employee’s choice of attire—or lack thereof—led to a significant legal battle over retaliatory discharge. This recent federal court decision serves as a humorous yet critical reminder of the importance of timing and documentation in handling retaliation claims.

The Incident: A Wardrobe Malfunction

Picture this: It’s a typical evening in February 2022, and a truck driver for a hauling and grading company arrives at a warehouse in Houston, Texas. As she navigates the lot, she spots a co-worker strolling in front of his tractor wearing nothing but underwear and penny loafers. Naturally, she Facetimes another co-worker to share the “very odd and uncomfortable sight.”

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In the evolving landscape of remote work, many employees believe they are shielded by the laws of the state they reside in. However, a recent decision from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey — of all places !!! — reveals a harsh reality: working remotely from another state does not necessarily entitle employees to the protections of that state’s laws. This case serves as a critical reminder of the complexities surrounding jurisdiction in employment law. Continue reading

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In 2015, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined that a federal agency that denied an employee equal access to a common bathroom/facility corresponding to the employee’s gender identity discriminated based on sex and could not restrict a transgender employee to a single-user restroom. About five years later, the Supreme Court ruled that discrimination based on transgender status is sex discrimination in violation of Title VII.

Yesterday, the EEOC announced a lawsuit against several employers claiming that forbidding transgender workers from using restrooms consistent with their gender identity contributed to a hostile work environment based on their sex.
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André Koehne, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Early in my career, I learned that it’s bad form for a lawyer to accuse another party of having “lied.” Judges generally frown upon this.

So, you can imagine that my interest was piqued when I read an Eighth Circuit decision issued yesterday weighing “the appropriate sanction for a plaintiff who lied in a deposition and withheld information.”

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