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Third Circuit Rejects Claim of Female Law Partner Suing For Discrimination Municipalities In Pennsylvania Considering Ordinances To Ban Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation A Primer on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Family and Medical Leave Act Expanded To Include Unmarried Partners of Parents Supreme Court Decides In Favor of Municipal Employer In Employee Text Messaging Privacy Case New Jersey Provides Additional Protection for Older Workers Lewis v. City of Chicago: Suit Over Promotional Exam That Took Place In 1995 Not Time-Barred Federal Jury Assesses $250 Million in Punitive Damages Against Novartis Second Circuit: Obesity May Constitute A Disability Third Circuit To Decide Status of Female Law Partner Suing For Discrimination Wal-Mart Facing Largest Gender Discrimination Lawsuit in U.S. History Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Employee Text Messaging Privacy Case Colwell v. Rite Aid Corp: Employer May Be Required to Modify Work Schedule To Accommodate Commuting Difficulties Arroyo v. Accenture, LLP: The Potential Pitfalls of Criminal Background Checks Employee Has Reasonable Expectation of Privacy In Personal E-mails Sent on Employer-Issued Laptop Sexual Harassment Claims Rising Among Men Sexual Harassment Claims Rising Among Men HIRE: New Legislation to Encourage Job Growth Marotta v. Toll Brothers, Inc.: Arbitration Agreement Executed After Commencement of Employment Is Enforceable Individual Defendants Could Be Liable Under the Family and Medical Leave Act Lewis v. City of Chicago: Time of "Discriminatory Act" When Hiring Decision Is Based on Results of A Promotional Exam Seasonal Affect Disorder Held To Be Disability Under ADA EEOC Sues Law Firm Regarding Retirement Policy Kravis v. Karr Barth Associates: Insurance Sales Agent Not Employee Under Title VII and ADEA Hollywood Television Writers Settle Age Discrimination Suit Eleventh Circuit: Gender-Specific Vulgar Language Could Constitute Hostile Work Environment Supreme Court To Review Third Party Retaliation Case USAirways Sued For Racial Discrimination at Philadelphia International Airport Smith v. City of Allentown: McDonnell Douglas Framework Affirmed As Applying to ADEA Claims President Obama Signs Law Restricting Enforcement of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses In Military Defense Employment Contracts Supreme Court To Review Employee Text Messaging Privacy Case Wal-Mart Settles Biggest Wage and Hour Class Action in Massachusetts History Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.: Eighth Circuit Orders New Trial in Noted Supreme Court Age Discrimination Case Susquehanna Health System Restricts Hiring of Smokers Third Circuit Reverses Its Previous Decision Interpreting Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Local Jury Awards $6.2 Million To Terminated Workers For Age Discrimination Congress Extends Unemployment Compensation Benefits District Court Dismisses Racial Discrimination Suit By Employees Working At The City's Commission on Human Relations EEOC Files Class Action Age Discrimination Suit Against Ruby Tuesday The Extent of Non-Employer Liability For Discriminatory Practices Legislation Introduced to Protect Older Employees Who Bring Age Discrimination Claims Third Circuit Broadens Coverage Under The Family And Medical Leave Act Section 1981 Protects Independent Contractors From Discrimination "Gender Stereotyping" Recognized As Actionable Under Title VII Lowe's Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $1.72 Million Distributing Racially Offensive Handbook Does Not Constitute “Hostile Work Environment” Length of over 2 Years Between Complaint and Termination of Employment Not Too Long to Assert Claim of Retaliation No Cause of Action for Associational Discrimination Based Upon Gender Federal District Court Reduces $10 Million Award for Failure to Include State Law Claims Increase in Minimum Wage EEOC Considering New Regulations on Age Discrimination Employment Non-Discrimination Act Reintroduced in U.S. House of Representatives Supreme Court Holds That City Violated Title Vii in Rejecting Racially Disparate Test Results "Hostile Work Environment": a Difficult Standard to Prove Supreme Court Increases Burden on Employees Bringing Age Discrimination Claims Burden Increased on Employees Bringing Sexual Harassment Claims Are Claims for Discrimination on the Basis of National Origin Protected Under Section 1981? Court Narrowly Interprets Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Expert Testimony Necessary to Prove Economic Damages Where Estimate Is Not Based on Personal Knowledge Supreme Court Holds That Employees May Be Forced to Submit ADEA Claims to Binding Arbitration A Primer on the Wage Payment and Collection Law Ninth Circuit Grants Rehearing in Walmart Class-Action Police Department Not Required to Accommodate Officer's Request to Wear Religious Garb