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The Legal Landscape of LGBT Rights in the Courtroom
The end of discriminatory attitudes toward gays and lesbians in the courtroom.Displaced Phila. Workers Protected Under Little-Known Law
The best-kept secret for Philadelphia employees in the hotel, building-management and health care fields is a local law that went into effect in June 2000 known as the Philadelphia Displaced Contract Workers Ordinance (DCWO).The Legal Landscape of LGBT Rights in the Courtroom
The LGBT movement has sometimes been described as this generation's civil rights movement. As societal norms continue to shape the social landscape, so too do the opinions of the courts when it comes to issues affecting the LGBT community.Criteria Outlined for Awarding Attorney Fees Under ADA
Without question, one of the topics civil rights lawyers like to discuss (and argue over) most is the issue of attorney fees. After all, getting paid for the work we do is typically the icing on the cake to celebrate a victory for our clients. As the U.S. Supreme Court articulated in one of the earliest cases construing Title VII, Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, 390 U.S. 400 (1968), plaintiffs who bring actions for violation of the public accommodations provisions are "vindicating a policy that Congress considered of the highest priority" by acting as "private attorneys general." Eventually, Congress codified the private attorneys general principle into law with the enactment of the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988.N.J. Justices: E-mails to Attorney From Work Computer Privileged
Does an employee have a right to privacy when communicating with her attorney while using her employer's computer? That was the question the New Jersey Supreme Court recently grappled with in Stengart v. Loving Care Agency Inc.Panel Revives Clerk's Suit Alleging Discrimination Over 'Tomboyish' Look
Brenna Lewis is an Iowa woman who describes her appearance as "slightly more masculine." Lewis prefers to wear loose-fitting clothing, including men's button-down shirts and slacks. She avoids makeup and wears her hair short. At times, Lewis has been mistaken for a male and referred to as "tomboyish." One of her supervisors allegedly characterized Lewis' look as "an Ellen DeGeneres kind of look."Class Action Settlement May Finally Be Paid to Black Farmers
For almost two decades, African-American farmers have contended that the U.S. government was violating their civil rights by discriminating against them on the basis of race.Delaware Proposes Legislation to Eliminate Employment at Will
The Delaware legislature has introduced a bill to require "just cause" for terminating an employee, which represents a significant departure from employment law practice in every other state but Montana.Attorney Fees Under EAJA Subject to Govt. Offset, Justices Rule
The Equal Access to Justice Act, or EAJA, provides that "a court shall award to a prevailing party … fees and other expenses … in any civil action … brought by or against the United States … unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified." (See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).)Disparate Impact Discrimination Case Not Time-Barred, Justices Rule
On May 24, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a claimant may bring an employment discrimination claim against the application of an employment practice even if the institution of that practice is beyond the statute of limitations.Trending Stories
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