Number 48:  Transgender Rights Under Title VII  As Pride festivities celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) culture occur this month in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and…

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Number 47: Same Sex Harassment Is Illegal It seemed like a simple enough issue.  In 1984, the Supreme Court found that sexual harassment — when it is severe or pervasive…

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Number 46: How To Deal With Employees Using Marijuana Fifty years ago when Title VII became law and 23 years ago when the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, it…

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The U.S. Supreme Court, on the last day of its current term, has now had the final say in the Obama Administration’s recess appointments controversy involving Noel Canning, a bottler…

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Number 45: What Is A Disability? Ever since disability discrimination became illegal, the most pressing question has been how to define a disability.  One of the first issues the courts…

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Number 44: Psychiatric or Mental Disabilities Are Protected Under The Americans with Disabilities Act In the continuing evolution of equal employment opportunity law, no area has led to more stress for…

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Number 43:  The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 As momentous as it was, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was, in many ways, an incremental, evolutionary…

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Number 42: Military Veterans And Their Families Gain Employment Rights Veterans’ rights have always been a hot-button political issue, but it took several military conflicts for Congress to confront the…

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Number 41:  Discrimination Laws Apply To Undocumented Immigrants Illegal immigration is one of the biggest political issues of the 21st Century in the United States, as both political parties support…

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Number 40:  “Me Too” Evidence “Me too” evidence is testimony from employees other than the plaintiff who claim that they were subjected to discrimination, retaliation or harassment during their employment. …

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