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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a powerful law that helps protect against disability discrimination within the workplace. It covers a range of different diseases and disabilities, and in some cases can reach to include protection for those who suffer from...
Last year’s downturn in the economy led to hundreds of thousands of Americans losing their jobs. While the economy has made a solid recovery since then, you still may face an unexpected job loss sometime this year. If that happens, you may wonder why you were let go....
Jesse Hoyer Partner Members of government agencies often ask us whether their employment by the Government impacts whether they can serve as a whistleblower in a qui tam case under the False Claims Act (“FCA”)? Unfortunately, the short answer is “maybe.” Government...
David Fulleborn Senior Employment Counsel Court Reverses Client’s Removal from the VA based upon the VA and MSPB’s Improper Application of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act On March 31, 2020, the United States Court of...
Neil Ognibene Associate FedEx Ground agrees to pay $3.3M to settle a recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The suit, alleging that FedEx Ground failed to provide...
Dave Scher Partner In a massive win for employees all over the country, the Supreme Court has ruled that LGBTQ rights, or rights based on sexual orientation, are protected under Title VII, the statute that provides civil rights protections for employees in the...
David Fulleborn Senior Employment Counsel “Wrongful discharge” and “wrongful termination” are terms often used to describe any unfair termination from employment. These are probably the two terms that we hear most often from potential clients when they are...
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently signed new laws that provide employees with greater rights in many aspects of their employment. Of these new laws, House Bill 798 is an extensive whistleblower law that grants employees a great deal of protection from their...
Neil Ognibene The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed suit against New Jersey-based software company NICE Systems, Inc. (NICE) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The EEOC accused NICE of violating the Pregnancy...
