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You cannot fire a pregnant employee because "the baby is taking its toll on you"

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 15 2013

In November we blogged about the impermissibility of firing a pregnant employee because the employer "could not allow her to continue to work as a

New disparate impact lawsuit filed against NCAA

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 15 2013

A new federal Title VII lawsuit was filed in California alleging that the NCAA's 2011 rule which permanently bars, among other things, convicted

Another egregious case of ethnic slurs amounting to hostile work environment

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 12 2013

Many of you were justifiably horrified by the case discussed in our February 4th post, and expressed disbelief that the case discussed did not

You need to be careful when you depart as a broker with confidential information and trade secrets

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 11 2013

Recently, a Texas appellate court upheld a common law prohibition against a former registered rep who had moved firms. The court indicated that this

Working during meal break controversy continues: what employers should do

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 6 2013

In December, I blogged about off-the-clock work in my post Unreported, Off-the-Clock Work. Off-the-clock work includes meal break time, and issues

Does Florida permit the assignment of non-compete agreements?

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 6 2013

Florida Statute section 542.335(1)(f) prohibits a court from not enforcing a non-compete agreement on the grounds that the party seeking enforcement

What are the burdens of proof when enforcing a non-compete agreement?

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 4 2013

In order to establish that a non-compete agreement is lawful and enforceable, the enforcing party must "plead and prove the existence of

Can a female prison guard sue prison officials for sexual harassment by inmates who were allowed to watch violent and sexually explicit movies?

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 4 2013

We recently read an Associated Press report about a female prison guard in Iowa who sued prison officials on these grounds, claiming that the movies

$200,000 jury award: juries do not like the use of the N-word or nooses in the workplace

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 4 2013

What do you need to do to wave a large red flag in front of the EEOC? Well, for one you can tolerate or ignore, or worse condone, the use of the

EEOC settles "last chance agreement" case for $500,000

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 1 2013

We warned last May about using "last-chance agreements." We highlighted the case of EEOC v. Cognis Corp.. In that case, plaintiff was a longtime