Second Circuit clarifies standard for proving whistleblower retaliation claims *

USA - March 7 2013
The Second Circuit clarified the burden-shifting framework applicable to whistleblower retaliation claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX")…

Connecticut bill prohibiting discrimination against unemployed job seekers advances to State Senate *

USA - April 25 2012
On April 17, 2012, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee voted in favor of a bill that would prohibit employers from advertising employment opportunities in a way that discriminates against any job seekers because they are unemployed. 

Supreme Court holds that "cat's paw" can create liability for employers *

USA - March 4 2011
On March 1, 2011, the United States Supreme Court held in Staub v. Proctor Hospital, No. 09-400, 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1900 (Mar. 1, 2011), that an employer can be held liable for discrimination where an adverse employment decision is influenced by a supervisor's discriminatory intent, even where the ultimate decision maker had no discriminatory animus.

Co-authors: Daniel L. Schwartz.