Amanda Farahany

May 08, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Several well-respected employment mediators describe what they'd advise inside counsel to do when managing outside counsel handling a case. Their responses were enlightening:

By Amanda Farahany, Barrett & Farahany

11 minute read

April 03, 2017 | Daily Report Online

As shown by the Hawaii federal court's restraining of President Donald Trump's travel ban, decisions are not made in a vacuum,remarks made outside of the decision-making process can show evidence of discriminatory animus.

By Amanda Farahany, Barrett & Farahany

12 minute read

March 06, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The Affordable Care Act offers a benefit of the highest value —predictability—and employers may ultimately pay the price for its repeal.

By Amanda Farahany

8 minute read

February 06, 2017 | Daily Report Online

This flawed perception and analysis of potential danger from the most powerful person in the world directly impacts the way employees see each other in the workplace, leading to more discriminatory actions and hostile work environments against people from those seven countries.

By Amanda Farahany

8 minute read

December 02, 2016 | Daily Report Online

The question will be whether an educated attorney, arbitrator or a jury influenced by the Trump Effect will be more likely to enforce our civil rights law.

By Amanda Farahany

8 minute read

November 06, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A landmark decision is a new avenue for discrimination plaintiffs to survive summary judgment and have a jury determine whether discrimination has occurred. It is now up to practitioners and judges to apply this new jurisprudence to employment discrimination.

By Amanda Farahany

10 minute read

October 03, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Growing area of science studying racial and gender attitudes is so important in law that the ABA has devoted a section to the subject.

By Amanda Farahany and TK Smith

8 minute read

September 06, 2016 | Daily Report Online

The National Labor Relations Board has expanded the definition of joint employment, particularly as it relates to franchisers and franchisees. The U.S. Labor Department also issued joint employer liability rules in January 2016. The impact across all types of industries is enormous.

By Amanda Farahany

8 minute read

August 01, 2016 | Daily Report Online

In Part I of this article (June 13), I discussed the top mistakes that employers make that motivate employees to call a plaintiffs lawyer. In this article, I will provide my thoughts on the top mistakes employers make in litigation.

By Amanda Farahany

11 minute read

July 05, 2016 | Daily Report Online

If a company wants to avoid the stress, time and expense of dealing with a government investigation and potential litigation, the right response to employees concerned with workplace integrity is critical.

By Amanda Farahany and Julie Bracker

9 minute read