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Employment Discrimination Protocols for Discovery: They’re Coming

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Featured, Highlight, Litigation

UPDATED A few weeks ago, the U.S. Courts’ publication “The Third Branch” updated the public on a pilot program that has been going on for a while that established initial discovery protocols that employers and employees need to follow in discrimination cases, without the need for case-specific discovery requests. (I was tipped off to this… Continue Reading

Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Arbitration Provisions in Employment Disputes; What It Means for Employers

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

In a 5-4 decision released this morning in Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson (download here), the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to an arbitration agreement that purported to address all matters arising out of an employment dispute.  This decision isn’t the easiest to digest.   First, understand that arbitration provisions governed by federal law have… Continue Reading

The Curious Case of Caster Semenya – What Would an Employer Do?

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

At the recent World Track & Field Championships, a fascinating understory developed about the gender of a runner from South Africa, Caster Semenya.  She recently shattered world records and, in doing so, raised suspicions that something else was going on to explain the record runs. With illegal drugs ruled out, officials are investigating whether she… Continue Reading

“Lipstick on a Pig”? Congress and Courts Have Used The Term Before Relating to Employment Discrimination

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

The McCain campaign last night was trying to make much of a comment that Sen. Obama made on the campaign trail on Tuesday about the concept of Sen. McCain bringing about change.  "You know, you can put lipstick on a pig," Obama said, "but it’s still a pig."  In fact, Sen. McCain made similar comments… Continue Reading

New Laws Ban Civil Union Discrimination

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments

Two years ago, when Connecticut passed a civil union law, there was ample amount of press on the changes to the various laws. But on July 10, a change to Connecticut’s employment laws took place with virtually no coverage. Specifically, Public Act 07-245 amended the state’s employment laws to preclude discrimination in the workplace based… Continue Reading