United States Supreme Court Declines to Hear Sexual Orientation Bias Case The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case in which it would have had to decide whether Title VII, a federal law protecting employees from workplace discrimination, bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The case, Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, …
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Worker Misclassification
Worker Misclassification Misclassification of workers, either as independent contractors or as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is a serious problem in our country. Misclassification is so serious that the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is working with states and the IRS to address the problem. Oftentimes workers …
Don’t Sign Away Your Claims: Severance Agreements and the False Claims Act
Don’t Sign Away Your Claims: Severance Agreements and the False Claims Act Employees who have knowledge of fraud against the government (such as Medicare/Medicaid fraud, defense contractor fraud, procurement fraud, mortgage fraud, grant fraud, or any other type of fraud against a federal or state entity), may have a claim under the False Claims Act. …
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace With sexual harassment allegations dominating the news, many employees want to know what constitutes sexual harassment and what should they do if they have been sexually harassed at work. What is considered sexual harassment under the law? The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission describes sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, …
