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20120516_customer_query.pdf (326 Kb)May 16, 2012
Working Moms Taking Less Maternity Leave
20120516_working_moms.pdf (347 Kb)May 16, 2012
The struggle to balance career and family starts in the earliest stages of parenthood, according to CareerBuilder's annual study of working moms. One-in-four (26 percent) working moms who have had a child in the last three years reported they did not take the full maternity leave allowed by their company.
"Liking" On Facebook Is Not Constitutionally Protected Speech
20120516_liking_on.pdf (269 Kb)May 16, 2012
Plaintiffs, former employees of the Sheriff's Department, brought this suit alleging that the Sheriff violated their First Amendment free speech rights when he fired them for "liking" his election opponent's Facebook page. Granting summary judgment for the Sheriff, the district court held that merely 'liking' a Facebook page is insufficient speech to merit constitutional protection.
Cleaning Service To Pay $500,000 Back Wages, Damages To Workers Misclassified As Independent Contractors
20120516_cleaning_service.pdf (246 Kb)May 16, 2012
Judge James F. Holderman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued a default judgment against Skokie Maid and Cleaning Services Ltd. in Skokie, for failing to answer a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Labor seeking a total of $501,893.44 in back wages and liquidated damages for 75 workers.
EEOC Makes State Charge Data Available Online
20120516_eeoc_makes.pdf (226 Kb)May 16, 2012
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the availability of private sector workplace discrimination charge statistics for each of the nation's 50 states and U.S. Territories for fiscal years 2009-2011.
School District Did Not Intentionally Discriminate Against Superintendent
20120516_school_district.pdf (274 Kb)May 16, 2012
Affirming the district court's grant of summary judgment for the defendant, the Second Circuit held that even assuming a former school superintendent allegedly perceived as homosexual was in a protected class for equal protection purposes, the school district and board of education did not intentionally discriminate against her in connection with a suspension and non-renewal of her contract.
School Employee Produced Insufficient Evidence Of Sex Discrimination
20120516_school_employee.pdf (274 Kb)May 16, 2012
Affirming the grant of summary judgment for the defendant, the Second Circuit held that the evidence presented by a female assistant director of pupil personnel services was insufficient to support her claim against the assistant superintendent of schools under Title VII for sex discrimination.
Employee's Repeated Rejection Of Employer's Sexual Advances Sufficiently Supported Title VII Retaliation Claim
20120516_employees_repeated.pdf (325 Kb)May 16, 2012
This case arose out of a former employment relationship between Plaintiff Glynese Hilton and Defendant Transcom, Inc. In May 2008, Transcom hired Hilton to a management position. Defendant Yoon S. Shin is Transcom's president.
Randstad Pays $60,000 To Settle Charge Qualified Candidate Denied Hire Because Of Asperger's
20120516_randstad_pays.pdf (311 Kb)May 16, 2012
A large nationwide employment referral and placement services company will pay $60,000 and furnish substantial injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
Fact Issue Whether Female Supervisor's Conduct Was Sufficiently Severe Or Pervasive To Be Actionable Harassment
20120516_fact_issue.pdf (338 Kb)May 16, 2012
Plaintiff Fedie R. Redd brought this suit against her employer, defendant New York State Division of Parole, alleging Title VII hostile work environment sexual harassment. The district court granted the Division's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, ruling, as to the sexual harassment claim, that the alleged touchings of Redd's breasts by a female Division supervisor were minor...