Jeff Stewart is joined by Partner Nancy Conrad to discuss what employers should do when faced with an EEOC charge. Check out more episodes of The Employment Law Counselor Podcast.
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The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team recently settled a multiyear battle for equal pay. The lawsuit was filed in 2019 by high-profile players alleging that the female soccer athletes were paid less than members of the men’s national team. The women appealed an initial court decision that ruled the players had not demonstrated that they
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When an employer receives notice of a lawsuit or a threat of a lawsuit, the employer has a duty to preserve records, including personnel, employment and any other records that may relate to the matter. Courts will assess sanctions against an employer when it determines that the employer failed to preserve information that was in
Last month, the EEOC filed a first of its kind lawsuit in federal court in Georgia based on an employer’s denial of an accommodation request to work from home. In the suit, the employee, a former health and safety manager at a facility services company, alleged that at the start of the pandemic, she requested
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The United States Supreme Court recently reshaped the relationship between universities and the athletes who play college sports in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston et al. In the Alston case, the Court upheld a trial court injunction against NCAA rules that limit the education-related benefits schools may offer student athletes. Notably, the Court did not
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