Seventh Circuit Holds Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Creates Circuit Split
4/5/17
By: Timothy J. Holdsworth
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that sexual orientation discrimination is sex discrimination under Title VII. Other circuits to address this issue, including the Eleventh Circuit (which we previously discussed), have held otherwise.
In …
North Carolina Repeals Controversial Bathroom Law
4/5/17
By: Paul H. Derrick
The North Carolina General Assembly has voted to scrap the infamous HB 2 bathroom law. The repeal became effective immediately after being signed into law by Governor Roy Cooper. In just four sentences, the new …
IT'S NOT FAIR!
4/4/17
By: Lisa R. Gorman
From the time I was a child, I wanted things to be fair. It’s not fair when your brother hits you, but you get in trouble because your parents saw you hit him back and he …
Insurance Disclosures Under § 627.4137 and its “Teeth”
4/3/17
By: Jeremy W. Rogers
For those insurance defense attorneys and insurance carriers handling liability cases or claims in Florida, unless you have not been paying attention for the past 35 years, you are aware of Fla. Stat. § 627.4137 and …