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Former Aon employee sues over denied in-office work request
Former Aon employee with ADHD sues under ADA, alleging discrimination, harassment, and retaliation after being denied full-time in-office work accommodation.
NC court: Law firm must pay full injury compensation
A former partner at a Charlotte law firm won a full workers’ compensation award after the NC Court of Appeals reversed an offset for equity payments.
4th Circuit: Employee’s vaccine refusal not ADA-protected
The 4th Circuit upheld Johns Hopkins Lab’s firing of an employee who refused a COVID-19 vaccine and blocked medical record access for ADA accommodation.
EEOC allows some transgender bias claims to proceed
The EEOC will resume limited review of transgender worker complaints involving hiring, firing, and promotion under stricter oversight by agency leaders.
SCOTUS eases standard for reverse-discrimination claimants
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled a straight woman was not required to assert “background circumstances” showing her employer discriminates against the majority in order to proceed with a Title VII reverse-discrimination suit.
Attorneys expect changes to labor law with Trump’s return
By Erin Achenbach Labor and employment attorneys are bracing for shifts in federal workplace policy as recent court decisions and President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming second administration promise to reshape key […]
Have your clients tread carefully in wage disputes
By Steve Dunn In my 20-plus years as a management-side employment lawyer, I used to receive calls about all kinds of workplace situations, but there is one category that still […]
How understanding cognitive biases can lead to a more just legal system
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Lawyers strive for fairness and justice in every case they handle. However, behavioral science research shows that human reasoning in legal contexts is inherently flawed and […]
Farr, controversial redistricting attorney, dies at 69
RALEIGH — Thomas Farr, a longtime North Carolina redistricting and election law attorney who regularly defended Republican interests but whose 2018 federal judgeship nomination was scuttled by two GOP senators, […]
Fisher & Phillips to host employment law seminar May 5
On May 5, the Charlotte office of Fisher & Phillips will host its annual seminar, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – One Day, Many Solutions.” The seminar will […]
EEOC filings are way down in N.C. Employment law attorneys have theories why.
Something curious is happening with the number of employment discrimination filings in North Carolina: They’re going down. The number of people filing charges with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, […]
State files answer for Mecklenburg D.A. in fired prosecutor’s suit
The N.C. Department of Justice filed an answer last week on Peter S. Gilchrist's behalf in a suit brought against the former Mecklenburg County district attorney in December by Sean P. Smith (pictured), an assistant D.A. Gilchrist fired last year. In his answer, Gilchrist denied that he "acted outside the scope of his official duties" or is subject to any personal liability. He denied violating Sm[...]
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