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Kind of sounds like the start of a beautiful movie or novel, doesn’t it?

Unfortunately, however, it became more Lady Gaga. Or, more precisely, the writings of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals adjudicating an on-again-off-again sexual relationship between the “lovers” who became “colleagues” in the “workplace” and, later, plaintiff and defendant in a quid pro quo sexual harassment lawsuit.

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Colloquially, today’s topic is “reverse religious discrimination.” But, more accurately, it’s about a claim of “religious nonconformity.”

In plain English, what happens when an employee refuses to comply with their employer’s religion? Continue reading

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Yesterday’s post discussed how direct evidence “proves impermissible discriminatory bias without additional inference or presumption,” i.e., the proverbial smoking gun. But smoking gun evidence in discrimination cases is rare. Employers aren’t out there telling employees that their race will cost them their jobs.

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Yesterday, the Department of Labor announced that a Pennsylvania federal court awarded $35.8 million in overtime back wages and liquidated damages to 6,000 current and former workers across fifteen facilities in what it claims to be “one of nation’s largest FLSA judgments.” Continue reading

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Picking up where the EEOC left off earlier this year with its harassment guidance for employers that postings on a social media account targeting employees can contribute to a hostile work environment, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reached the same conclusion in an opinion issued last week. Continue reading

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The FTC’s rule banning non-competes takes effect on September 4, 2024. Before then, employers must notify most employees that their noncompetition agreements are unenforceable. However, several pending lawsuits aim to block the rule. Although, none have succeeded…yet. What does the Rule require? What are the chances that these lawsuits will succeed?  And what should businesses do between now and September besides clutch their pearls? We’ve assembled an all-star panel of employment lawyers to answer these questions and help your business prepare.

Join us on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT.

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