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Archives for April 26, 2022
Kristin Klein Wheaton Provides Employer Insights on Recent Birthday Party Case
Kristin Klein Wheaton, a partner in Goldberg Segalla’s Employment and Labor practice, spoke with Law360 regarding a recent case in which an employee was awarded $450,000 following their termination.
N.Y. Post and Former Top Editor Settle Discrimination Case
Michelle Gotthelf claimed that The Post’s former editor in chief had sexually harassed her and retaliated against her when she reported him.
DLS Engineering Associates to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
DLS Engineering Associates, LLC, a federal contractor based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Research: More Powerful People Express Less Gratitude
Here’s how to make sure you’re an appreciative boss.
Joking About Age Bias Is Not Okay–Here’s What To Do About It
Who hasn’t experienced a comment that didn’t land right and, when pushing back against the perpetrator, hear these words, “Oh, I was just joking.”
A Job Candidate Tested Positive for Amphetamines. Here’s Why Revoking the Job Offer May Be Illegal
You don’t want to bring someone into your company that tests positive for amphetamines! That conjures up images of Walter White. You don’t need that in your workplace. So it may seem perfectly logical that International Paper withdrew a job offer from a man who tested positive for amphetamines on a pre-employment drug test.
Partner pay watch: EEOC nominee reveals Cohen Milstein compensation
Kalpana Kotagal leads firm’s hiring and diversity committee
Court revives sexual harassment lawsuit targeting federal judiciary
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a former public defender’s lawsuit challenging the federal judiciary’s handling of her sexual harassment and discrimination claims about a supervisor’s unwelcome attention at work.
Unions are making their biggest comeback since the ’60s. Here’s how workers are winning, according to 2 longtime labor organizers
The first Amazon warehouse in the country voted to unionize earlier this month in an unprecedented win for the independent Amazon Labor Union.
How Much Money Is An Employment Discrimination Case Worth?
A common question employment lawyers get from their clients in an employment discrimination case is: if I win, how much will my case be worth?
How Covid burnout in the workforce is impacting women
The Covid-19 pandemic has created a significant shift in the workforce, with many women feeling the effects of the ‘burnout epidemic,’ and trying to navigate the issue of a balanced work and personal life. NBC News’ Ali Vitali reports.
How Women Can Thrive—Not Just Survive—In The Workplace
Doesn’t it make sense that women who arrive at the top in the workplace should be able to thrive at the top? Sure. But too often they’re regarded as lucky if they merely survive.
Fulkerson: Anxiety a real issue in the workplace
While it pains me to admit this, I believe at times I have been the unwitting beneficiary of other people’s professional anxiety.
Union Vote Begins at Another Amazon Facility on Staten Island
The balloting will take place this week and could produce the second union at an Amazon facility in the United States.