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Court: Pursuing Emotional Distress Claim in Harassment Case Opens Door to Discovery of Therapist and Medical Records

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation

For companies involved in employment discrimination litigation, there is always a question of how far to push on discovery issues.  A new case decided this week in U.S. District Court in Connecticut allows employers to push pretty hard to get an employee’s medical and therapist records. In order for that to happen, the employee needs to put… Continue Reading

Big Day at U.S. Supreme Court for Labor & Employment and ERISA Cases

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

A very big day in labor & employment law and ERISA cases at the U.S. Supreme Court this morning  I’ll post more detailed updates as warranted (and when time allows), but for now, here are the brief highlights (H/T ScotusBlog) . In Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (06-1505), the court was asked to decide, in an… Continue Reading