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“Cat’s paw” refers to a situation where a subordinate supervisor (or in some instances a coworker) lacking decision-making power dupes the decision-making manager into making an adverse employment decision, typically to terminate an employee. In this situation, the...
On November 14, 2016, we reported that a federal court in Pennsylvania had just ruled that Title VII prohibits sexual orientation discrimination. Sexual orientation discrimination, and LGBT rights in general, has been a hot topic in recent years. However, until our...
In Bush v. Compass Group USA, Inc., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee) recently affirmed summary judgment dismissing an employee’s disability discrimination claim. Donald Bush worked for the Compass Group as a chef...
Professional athletes are among the highest paid employees in any occupation and enjoy substantial benefits and union protection under the terms of their employment contracts. In contrast, college athletes are, as a rule, unpaid (though many receive scholarships to...
In the case of Nichol v. Am. Health Network, 2016-Ohio-8346, the Tenth District Court of Appeals recently affirmed the trial court’s dismissal on summary judgment of a former employee’s claims of breach of contract and tortious interference. Allen Nichol, a...
On November 22, 2016, a federal lawsuit was filed against Facebook alleging race discrimination. In Robert Baron Duffy, et al. v. Facebook, Inc., et al., 5:16-cv-6764 (N.D. Cal.), Robert Baron Duffy , a former African-American employee, and Robert Louis Gary, a...
In 2015 the EEOC expanded its interpretation of discrimination “because of sex” to include sexual orientation discrimination. See Baldwin v. Dep’t of Transportation, EEOC Appeal No. 0120133080. A federal district court is now in agreement. In a decision announced...
In a decision issued October 20, 2016, the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eighth District confirmed the broad discretionary authority of the Ohio Department of Education (“ODE”) with respect to the revocation of teaching licenses issued by the Ohio Board of Education...
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) of the United States Department of Labor recently updated its sex discrimination rules applicable to federal contractors. The updated rules, which take effect August 15, 2016, had not been substantively...
A former Clay Twp. police officer says she was sexually harassed and discriminated against by high-ranking officials in that department, according to a lawsuit recently filed in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. Tina Silvers filed suit against Clay Twp. police...
