Texas is Latest State to Enact Crown Act
5/31/23
By: Robert Chadwick and Lynne Finley
On Saturday, May 17, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 567, a new law banning race-based hair discrimination in Texas schools, housing and workplaces. Texas thus …
4/19/23
By Jody Cappello and Tara Sheldon
In Jones v. Walmart Store No. 2585 et al., the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut addressed the burden a plaintiff must meet to establish an adverse employment action under 42 …
3/20/23
By: Tia Combs and Allison Spears
In Hudson v. Lincare, Inc., the Fifth Circuit provided employers with a roadmap for the proper response to claims of co-worker harassment. As discussed below, the case exemplifies …
3/10/23
By: Bob Chadwick and Gabriel Canto
As part of a permanent furlough in 2020, McLaren McComb, a union teaching hospital, offered 11 union employees severance agreements offering severance payments in exchange for releases of claims and the following clauses:
Clause …