Some reminders from the Mass Appeals Court on evidence in employment discrimination cases
Following are a few reminders from the Massachusetts Appeals Court in an employment discrimination case, Scarlett v. City of Boston, out...
Employment litigation example: a wrongful termination and whistleblower case out of Plymouth County
A 2013 lawsuit filed by a former high level employee of the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office recently settled and made it into...
I was fired right before my bonus/ commission was due. Don't they still owe it to me?
It's possible. These cases theoretically implicate a couple of different laws and doctrines, including breach of contract, the...
"I was bullied and retaliated against for reporting sales integrity issues."
I don't write about my own clients for obvious reasons. The recent news stories about retaliation against whistleblowing Wells Fargo...
An overview of the EEOC's updated Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Retaliation
The federal employment discrimination laws depend on the willingness of employees and applicants to challenge discrimination without fear...
Retaliation against whistleblowers: a new case from the Massachusetts Appeals Court
I've been speaking with a lot of people recently who have been subject to retaliation resulting from their whistle-blowing activities....
All too common examples of workplace bullying and retaliation
A recent NPR story provides some all too common examples of retaliation and bullying in the workplace: [T]here are those, like Lorraine...
The cat's paw makes its way into employment cases
A new case out of the Second Circuit (the federal Appeals Court in the New York-Connecticut region), Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Serv.,...
How "neutral" layoff policies can be a form of employment discrimination
A recent study published in Harvard Business Review found that "neutral" layoff policies can disproportionately affect women and people...
Q&A on the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law
One year ago, on July 1, 2015, the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law went into effect. As of July 1, 2015 (or if you started work after...