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Conditioning Equal Opportunities on Filing a Grievance is an Adverse Tangible Employment Action

Plaintiff Fonseca sued, pro se, under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. ? 1981 for discrimination...
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Employers May Assert Faragher/Ellerth Affirmative Defense to Constructive Discharge Claims

Plaintiff Suders, a police communications operator, complained orally to a police EEO officer that her...
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Even Confession of Age Discrimination Not Sufficient for Summary Judgment in Favor of Employee

The plaintiff worked for a taxi company.?? The company bought a new insurance program that...
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Law Enforcement Employees of Tribes Do Not Have Rights Under the FLSA

Finding that matters involving pay of law enforcement officers of a tribe are ?intramural matters,?...
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Donning and Doffing “Bunny Suits” At Work is Compensable Time Under the FLSA

Plaintiffs filed a class action alleging that their employer failed to pay them wages for...
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Court Invalidates DOL Regulation Regarding Scheduling Compensatory Time for Public Employees

The FLSA permits public (but not private) employers to give compensatory time off in lieu...
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Four-Year Statute of Limitations for Section 1981 Post-Contract Formation Discrimination

Four-Year ?Statute ?of ?Limitations ?for ?Section?1981 Post-Contract Formation Discrimination The Plaintiff class action alleged a...
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Seattle Improperly Transferred Police Functions from Civil Service Commission to Department of Personnel

RCW 41.12 is intended to insure that an independent body protects police officers from management.?...
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Government Has No Obligation to Prevent Wrongful Discharge of Contractor’s Employee

Employees? of? a? government? contractor? allege they were fired for complaining to their employer about...
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