Sid Steinberg

June 13, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Ledbetter v. Good Year Tire & Rubber Co. Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court extended to "pay-setting decisions" its previous line of cases holding that the time for filing a charge of employment discrimination begins when the discriminatory act occurs.

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

August 11, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

In employment litigation, who made the call on a decision to terminate can be a critical element in a case, since the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that discriminatory remarks by non-decision makers will be given little if any weight.

By Sid Steinberg

5 minute read

April 11, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

The overwhelming majority of discrimination cases allege that an individual was treated differently by an employer because of his or her protected characteristic.

By Sid Steinberg

7 minute read

May 10, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

The old adage is that you may enjoy sausage, but would not want to see it made. The same, apparently, goes for the Hollywood creative process, at least as it relates to the creation of the show Friends. You may enjoy Joey, Monica and the rest, but at least one of the show's former production assistants found the creative environment sexually harassing and sued for damages under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act.

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

January 12, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal's recent decision Fogleman v. Greater Hazleton Health Alliance, the court addressed significant issues under all three of the most important statutes in federal employment law: Title VII, the ADA and the FMLA. While the case does not herald any groundbreaking shifts in the law, it emphasizes important issues for attorneys and their clients.

By Sid Steinberg

7 minute read

February 09, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought suit against the Chicago-based law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood on behalf of 31 former partners who were either demoted or forced to leave during a restructuring in 1999. The commission claims that the former partners were discriminated against on the basis of their age. The preliminary battle of the EEOC's investigation has been going on for years, but the litigants have now stepped into the ring for the main event.

By Sid Steinberg

7 minute read

May 23, 2001 | Law.com

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment for Cromwell, N.J.'s Board of Education on the plaintiff's claim for age discrimination. The court focused on the fact that ballots ranking job applicants were missing -- it found that the board had a duty to retain hiring records and concluded the plaintiff established other elements of spoliation.

By Sid Steinberg

11 minute read

September 14, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although the Supreme Court addressed the tension between an ADA claim and a Social Security claim a few years ago in Cleveland v. Policy Management Sys. Corp., issues remain as to how inconsistencies are considered by the courts. The recent case of Mendez v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp. highlights the difficulty an employee receiving Social Security benefits can face when seeking relief under the ADA.

By Sid Steinberg

5 minute read

June 08, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

It is referred to as drafting the release. But often the term drafting could be replaced by the word-processing phrase blocking and moving. As such, the language of one release looks similar to the language of another. This tends to be true for both end-of-employment and end-of-litigation releases.

By Sid Steinberg

7 minute read

October 17, 2005 | Law.com

Ever since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act did not allow for the recovery of punitive damages or for a jury trial, employment law practitioners in the state have had little use for Pennsylvania state courts or state civil procedure. But the Pennsylvania rules should not be ignored completely, says attorney Sid Steinberg, who examines a case in which a federal court applied Pennsylvania civil procedure to toll the time for filing a federal discrimination claim.

By Sid Steinberg

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