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12 Mar 2024, 9:32 am by Eugene Volokh
The Parkers sued for, among other things, a hostile work environment (on the theory that the unpaid volunteer position was covered by the law), but the court rejected the claims because (among other things) they were barred by the three-year statute of limitations under Washington law. [read post]
18 Jan 2008, 8:45 pm
I used to feel decidedly hostile to the ex-gay movement. [read post]
29 Jan 2020, 2:00 am by Jim Reidy, Partner, Sheehan Phinney
Although the law doesn’t prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that aren’t very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it (1) creates a hostile work environment interfering with people’s ability to perform their jobs or (2) results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being passed over, demoted, or fired). [read post]
17 Jul 2020, 12:25 pm by Keith E. Whittington
Supreme Court nominations in the last months of a presidency have not been common since the nineteenth century, and they are particularly fraught in a highly polarized environment. [read post]
29 May 2007, 12:59 pm
In a relatively rare dissent from the bench, Justice Ginsburg - joined by Justices Breyer, Souter, and Stevens - argued primarily that pay discrimination cases are more analogous to hostile environment claims (which build up over time) than to firings, denials of promotion, or other "discrete acts" that should give rise to immediate suit. [read post]
22 May 2011, 12:44 pm by James Hamilton
In a letter to SEC Chair Mary Schapiro, Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) also noted that the proposed whistleblower regulations perpetuate an environment hostile to whistleblowers by failing to provide any guidance to prevent retaliation against employees who speak up. [read post]
30 Mar 2010, 6:49 am by Mark Lurie
In Shanahan, the plaintiff alleged that her employer, New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT), subjected her to a hostile work environment based on her sexual orientation, and then retaliated against her when she complained about the harassment. [read post]
31 Mar 2014, 7:36 am by Reema Abdelhamid
Honeybaked Ham, involving a hostile work environment class-action lawsuit, the U.S. [read post]
18 Aug 2017, 3:38 am by Robin Shea
Maybe not, if he behaves professionally at work and keeps his affiliation secret, but it certainly has the potential to spill over into the workplace and create a hostile environment for his co-workers. [read post]
3 Nov 2018, 5:31 am by SHG
“She said I had created a hostile work environment,” Abrams said in an interview with Reason. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 9:05 pm by Jamison Chung
Finding that pure private property regimes would encourage competitive behavior that would exacerbate hostilities and inequalities between nations, Babcock argues instead for a modified version of the public trust doctrine. [read post]
14 Aug 2010, 7:40 am by Usha Rodrigues
Here's the sexual harassment language (although the board found no sexual harassment occurred): • Do not behave in a disrespectful, hostile, violent, intimidating, threatening, or harassing manner • Encourage a harassment-free work environment. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 5:55 am by Chris Purdy
The hostile culture these campaigns create impacts the communities they target, and the broader force. [read post]
10 Apr 2024, 3:24 am by jonathanturley
The essay describes a similar work environment where even his passing reference to liking Chick-Fil-A sandwiches led to a condemnation of shocked colleagues. [read post]
23 Mar 2016, 4:19 pm by Kevin LaCroix
Both inside and outside the United States, litigation financing has become an increasingly important part of the litigation environment. [read post]
26 May 2011, 4:41 am by SHG
” Good speech responded to bad speech; the marketplace of ideas was at work. [read post]
14 Mar 2014, 8:29 am by Joy Waltemath
For example, even where employees post harassing or derogatory information about coworkers away from the workplace, an employer may be liable for a hostile work environment if it was aware of the postings, or if the harassing employee was using employer-owned devices or accounts, she said. [read post]
21 Mar 2024, 9:05 pm by Noah Brown
Weishart, a professor at West Virginia University College of Law, argued that “discriminatory censorship laws,” which limit instruction about race and gender identity, have resulted in both hostile learning environments and miseducation. [read post]