Michael Starr

March 29, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Judicial attempts to regulate the economic weapons of either labor or management through antitrust scrutiny override Congress' intent that the free play of economic forces should determine the outcome of collective-bargaining disputes.

By Michael Starr and Howard Sokol

5 minute read

October 10, 2005 | Law.com

As many employers are now painfully well aware, practically any employee grievance can sow the seeds for a claim of illegal retaliation. The gravamen of a retaliation claim is that the employer has taken some adverse employment action against an individual because he or she opposed illegal discrimination. Attorneys Michael Starr and Adam J. Heft take a look at some recent court decisions regarding retaliation claims.

By Michael Starr and Adam J. Heft

8 minute read

January 05, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

There was a time when religious discrimination cases arose from employee requests that their work schedules or requirements be modified due to religious obligations. But a new kind of claim is on the rise from employees who feel they have a religious duty to affirm their beliefs publicly at work, proselytize to others or oppose what they see as co-workers' sinful behavior. And federal law may require employers to accommodate such practices, even if they conflict with anti-harassment or diversity policies.

By Michael Starr and Christine M. Wilson

8 minute read

November 24, 2004 | Law.com

There is no question that the Americans with Disabilities Act protects individuals with both physical and mental disabilities. However, the actual application of the ADA to people with mental disabilities has been particularly hard for courts to address, say attorneys Michael Starr and Megumi Sakae. This equivocation has now come to an end with three conflicting appellate decisions on the activity of "interacting with others."

By Michael Starr and Megumi Sakae

8 minute read

November 06, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Fetal injury in the workplace is a growing concern as courts are increasingly holding employers liable for children born with birth defects that result from their mother's workplace exposure to toxic chemicals or her injury in a workplace accident. Attorneys Michael Starr and Christine M. Wilson discuss several cases in this area, noting that courts have uniformly rejected employer arguments that state tort liability for such injuries should be pre-empted by Title VII's anti-discrimination law.

By Michael Starr and Christine M. Wilson

8 minute read

November 06, 2007 | Law.com

Fetal injury in the workplace is a growing concern as courts are increasingly holding employers liable for children born with birth defects that result from their mother's workplace exposure to toxic chemicals or her injury in a workplace accident. Attorneys Michael Starr and Christine M. Wilson discuss several cases in this area, noting that courts have uniformly rejected employer arguments that state tort liability for such injuries should be pre-empted by Title VII's anti-discrimination law.

By Michael Starr and Christine M. Wilson

8 minute read