10th Circuit Ruling Gives Expansive Reading to Scope of DOD Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law
Reversing a federal trial court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled recently that a federal law
EEOC Approves Issuance of “Formal” Opinion Letter Clarifying Agency’s “Pattern-Or-Practice” Authority
During the Obama Administration, the then General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursued a number of novel
Federal Trial Court Rules in New York v. Scalia That Key Provisions of Labor Department’s New FLSA “Joint Employer” Rule Are Invalid
As we have previously reported, early this year the U.S. Labor Department (DOL) finalized new interpretive rules governing the so-called
OFCCP Litigation Update: New Developments in Two Pending Cases
When the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) alleges discrimination by a federal contractor in violation of
Growing Number of States Have Adopted Laws Protecting Employers from COVID-19 Related Lawsuits Under Certain Conditions
In an effort to encourage businesses to reopen and jump-start the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a
Ruling by Federal Trial Court in Rodriguez v. P&G Finds Work-Authorized DACA Beneficiaries May Be Protected From Employment Discrimination Under “Section 1981”
A recent federal trial court decision raises the interesting question of whether beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
SEC Awards Bounty Hunter Record Setting $50 Million Whistleblower Payment
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently awarded an attention grabbing $50 million to a single whistleblower, the agency’s
Ruling by Third Circuit in Eshleman v. Patrick Industries Serves as a Reminder of the Breadth of the ADA’s “Regarded As” Disabled Prong
The enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) in 2008 broadened the definition of who is an
Ruling by First Circuit in Trahan v. Wayfair Maine Confirms That ADA Does Not Protect Disabled Employee’s Misconduct
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently affirmed a federal trial court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s lawsuit
Eleventh Circuit’s Post-Young Ruling in Durham v. Rural/Metro Provides Guidance on Who Is a Proper Comparator in Pregnancy Failure-To-Accommodate Case
In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case of Young v. UPS that a plaintiff alleging unlawful