Ephraim J. Pierre
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Articles
No Adverse Action? No Problem: NJ Supreme Court Eases Pleading Burden for Disability Claims under LAD
USA - June 16 2021 The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a plaintiff need not plead an adverse employment action such as a termination or demotion to…
Reporting and Investigating Harassment in the Age of Social Movements
USA - September 17 2018 Social movements such as #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #BlackLivesMatter have created an ongoing conversation about workplace culture. For many employers…
Spokeo v. Robins: The U.S. Supreme Court Declines An Encore Performance
USA - January 23 2018 On January 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 17-806 (U.S. 2017), which we have been…
Don’t Mess With Texas: EEOC’s Criminal Background Check Guidance Subject To Challenge
USA - June 28 2016 On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed a victory to the State of Texas in Texas v. EEOC , No. 14-10949 (5th Cir…
Trends In the “Ban the Box” Movement: Recent Developments In City Ordinances
USA - May 31 2016 As cities across the nation adopt “ban the box” legislation that regulates private employers’ ability to inquire into applicants’ and employees’…
