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What Does it Take to Survive a Motion to Dismiss? Facts, Not Conclusions

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

Back in February, I noted that a motion to dismiss in federal court – while still difficult to achieve — still had a pulse.  That’s important for employers because it provides a mechanism for getting rid of frivolous claims early on with lower costs than federal lawsuits typically cost. A new district court case gives… Continue Reading

What Ever Happened To…The Lawsuit by the Hartford Courant’s Consumer “Watchdog”

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

Time once again to bring back an occasional feature that takes a look at stories that have now fallen from the local newspapers’ headlines.  After all, have you ever noticed that it is somehow "big news" that a lawsuit is filed but you rarely hear about a lawsuit’s dismissal? This installment updates the lawsuit that… Continue Reading

Say What? Employee Claims Court Does Not Have Jurisdiction to Hear Retaliation Claim He Brought In First Place

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, another case comes around to prove that theory incorrect. The latest example is Ayantola v. Board of Trustees of Technical Colleges (download here), a Connecticut Appellate Court decision officially released today. In the case, an employee who claimed he was not promoted in retaliation for earlier discrimination… Continue Reading

The Stealth Limitation on State Law Employment Discrimination Claims

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Litigation

To bring state law employment discrimination claims to court, it is well-known that an employee has to first file the claim with the state agency responsible for investigating the claim (the CHRO) (Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 46a-101(a)).  And most people believe that all the employee has to do is then wait for the CHRO to… Continue Reading