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What You Need To Know about Sexual Harassment and Discrimination ( January 2000 )
Both Federal and Florida law provide remedies for victims of sexual harassment and discrimination. Federal remedies. -
Client Alert: August 1999 ( December 1999 )
This Client Alert discusses Punitive Damages; EEOC guidance on Employer's vicarious liability for workplace harassment; and Supreme Court cases clarify ADA obligations. -
Supreme Court Clarifies Employer Liability For Sexual Harassment By Supervisors--Client Alert: July 1998 ( July 1998 )
In 1998, the US Supreme Court decided two long awaited employment discrimination cases, clarifying the law with respect to employer liability for acts of sexual harassment by supervisors. This Client Alert summarizes the Court's decisions and focuses on their practical effect, both on litigation and sexual harassment prevention. -
U.S. Supreme Court and New Jersey Superior Court Rulings Pave the Way for More Employee Lawsuits ( December 1999 )
On June 22, 1999, the United States Supreme Court and the Superior Court of New Jersey handed down separate ruling. -
The Likelihood of Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Has Increased Based upon Recent Supreme Court Decisions ( October 1999 )
The United States Supreme Court recently issued two decisions in the area of sexual harassment. These cases discus. -
Conducting an Internal Investigation in a Big Case: Avoiding Common Mistakes ( September 1999 )
INTRODUCTION An organization confronted with an out-of-the-ordinary allegation of wrongdoing, raised either by an . -
Discriminated Against At Work? Know Your Rights… ( September 1999 )
In New Jersey employment barring a contractual agreement is at "at will." This means an employer may terminate you. -
Employer Liable for Failure to Provide Accurate Job Reference ( September 1999 )
The New Mexico Court of Appeals in <I>Davis v. Board of Commissioners</I> found that while an employer may remain silent when asked for information about a former employee, once an employer decides to offer information, it owes a duty of care in regard to what it says and what it omits. The court held that this duty may run to a third party when a substantial risk of physical harm to third persons by the former employee is foreseeable. -
Failure to Mention Sexual Nature of Harassment Fatal to Claim ( September 1999 )
In the recent case of <I>Kunin v. Sears Roebuck & Co.</I>, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a jury finding that Sears was vicariously liable for hostile work environment sexual harassment. The plaintiff, Kunin, had been subjected to regular profanity by a co-worker, including calling Kunin derogatory and offensive gender-based names. -
Independent Contractors Can Assert Racial Harassment Claims ( September 1999 )
Normally discrimination and harassment claims are asserted by employees against their employers under statutes, such as Title VII, that prohibit <I>employment</I> discrimination. However, there is another federal statute, known as "Section 1981," that prohibits race and national origin discrimination in all "contractual relations."