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• Pick Your Poison

  In the first such decision I've noticed, Judge Acker, in the Northern District of Alabama, ordered a plaintiff to elect between a claim of age discrimination brought pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,…

• Moms Need Not Apply

  The Boston Globe recently published an interesting article entitled "Fessing Up To Being a Mom Can Backfire on Job Seekers". Citing a study led by Stanford sociologist Shelley Correll, the article suggests that mothers received…

• How To Sue Your Employer: Courtesy of the EEOC

  The EEOC, apparently sensitive to the suggestion that age discrimination is going unpunished, this month published a document which employees will find most helpful. Entitled "Understanding Waivers of Discrimination Claims in Employee Severance Agreements," the…

• EEOC Notices Age Claims-My Wife Was Right, Again!

  I posted back on June 9 regarding a comment from my wife. She casually observed that the first people to be laid off in this economy would be older workers, "because they make more and…

• Mixed Motive Won't Work For ADEA

  The Ricci case received most of the attention of those decisions announced at the conclusion of the U. S. Supreme Court's 2008-2009 term. A decision that seems to have flown under the radar a bit,…

• A Fall, Is a Fall, Is a Fall

  This a short post on a case I missed, that bears watching. The employee simply tripped and fell at work. In a decision released April 17, 2009, the Court of Civil Appeals in Brown v.…

• BK Manager Assault-A Very Tough Call?

  In a recent per curiam opinion, In re N.J.J. v. Wesfam Restaurants, Inc., d/b/a Burger King, the Alabama Supreme Court quashed a writ of certiorari previously granted in a case involving the sexual assault of…

• Ricci Wins-Am I Surprised?

  Actually, I am mildly surprised. I thought the City of Hartford had the stronger legal arguments in this case. That is probably why no one asks me to argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.…

• No Khimars: DOJ Sues NJ County Alleging Religious Discrimination

  Correctional officers can be required to wear uniforms, right? What if the officer's religion prescribes a head scarf ("khimar"), which is not part of a standard issue uniform? The Department of Justice has filed suit…

• Don't Take My Wife on Your Jury: Terminating The Over 40 Employee

  My wife made an interesting comment the other day to this effect: "In these difficult economic times, employers will go after their older people first. They make more money, and someone younger can be hired…