The HR Lawyer’s Blog
Employment law and policy blawg.
Author: Chris McKinney practices at The McKinney Law Firm in San Antonio, where he represents employees and, in some cases, businesses.
Blawg Related Categories: Benefits/ERISA • Labor & Employment • Law Practice Management • Solo / Small Firm • Legal Information
Recent Posts from The HR Lawyer’s Blog
-
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of White Firefighters in Ricci Decision
The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court holds that throwing out the district's test results…
-
Jay Shepherd: Employers' Rx for swine flu? Eliminate sick days
One of my favorite employer-side HR bloggers has another great piece out this week that I recommend you check out. As you may have read, the World Health Organization declared an influenza pandemic on Thursday…
-
Fifth Circuit: ADA Protects Employee with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A really interesting case out of the Fifth Circuit this past week: EEOC v. Chevron Phillips, No. 07-20661 (5th Cir. June 5, 2009). The case is of interest for a couple of reasons. First, any…
-
President Obama Selects Sotomayor for Supreme Court
According to reports, President Obama has chosen Judge Sonia Sotomayor of a Federal Court of Appeals based in New York as his nominee for the Supreme Court. If confirmed, she will become the Court's first Hispanic…
-
Does Title VII Provide Protection to the Transgendered?
Here is an indication that the courts' previous reluctance to read Title VII as providing protection to the transgendered may be starting to weaken. The price tag for a recent U.S. District Court of the…
-
Majority of Americans Oppose Forced Arbitration
The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy and Public Citizen have completed a National Study of Public Attitudes on Forced Arbitration. The release is no doubt an effort to support the Arbitration Fairness…
-
Employers: Are you Prepared for a Flu Pandemic?
In the event of pandemic influenza, employers will play a key role in protecting employees' health and safety as well as limiting the negative impact to the economy and society. Planning for pandemic influenza is…
-
Supreme Court Hears Argument in Race Discrimination Test Case
Firefighters from New Haven, Conn., on Wednesday exposed an enduring Supreme Court split, as the justices confronted the year's most anticipated racial discrimination case. A case from the New Haven Fire Department poses the questions:…
-
Age Discrimination Claims Increasing Dramatically According to New EEOC Data
"No one ever says, 'You're old; we don't want you.' They say, 'This may require some lifting. Are you capable?' " said Paul Westgate, who's 58 and says he was laid off from his job as…
-
A Bad Economy and Social Media Technology Serving to Increase Workplace Defamation Suits
The National Law Journal is reporting that defamation lawsuits are on the rise in the workplace. Employees are taking on employers over the right to reputation, suing over being labeled as damaged goods after losing…