Feb 19, 2015 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employee Rights, FLSA, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, Overtime, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues, Wrongful Termination
The Local Civil Rules for the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina require that all civil cases be mediated with prior to trial. As many, if not most, types of employment cases are litigated in the federal courts, there is a good chance that you will...
Nov 18, 2014 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized
Welcome to Part 2 of our six part series on “What to Expect During Your Employment Law Dispute.” Assuming you have received your “golden ticket” from the EEOC, discussed in Part 1, (and remember that some claims do not require you to file with...
Nov 17, 2014 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized
For the next several series of blog posts, I am going to be discussing what you should expect to happen after you hire a lawyer for your employment law dispute (excluding federal employees). The series will be divided into six parts: Part 1: EEOC Proceedings Part 2:...
Nov 9, 2014 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Rights, FLSA, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination
At Falls Legal we often receive questions from employees about various types of employment law issues. These questions generally involve an employee who is experiencing a problem at work. I find that preparing potential clients for the types of information we need...
Jul 30, 2013 | Discrimination, Employee Rights, Retaliation, Title VII, Uncategorized |
Retaliation claims under Title VII are one of the most frequently filed types of claims at the EEOC (31,000 in 2012), second only to claims of racial discrimination. A new ruling by the Supreme Court will likely curb these numbers sharply. The decision in University...
Jul 8, 2013 | Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized
Last week, the Supreme Court delivered an opinion in Vance v. Ball State University, answering the question of who qualifies as a “supervisor” under Title VII; their decision is going to have a big impact on dozens of active employment law cases. Title VII of the...
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