Blog Posts in July, 2017

Last week, the Justice Department weighed in on an unsettled legal issue – whether the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination. The Department ...

Recently, a scientist at the United States Department of Interior issued a public statement about a whistleblowing lawsuit he filed against the Federal government. In this case, he filed a suit ...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits several different types of employment discrimination, including discrimination or harassment based on one’s gender, race, religion or national ...

After implementation of the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations were put on hold last year, many employers and employees were left wondering whether the changes would ultimately take ...

Recently, the 10 th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that employers are not required to share tips with employees as long as those employees are paid at least minimum wage. In that case, a woman ...

The 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals which covers Georgia, Florida and Alabama, has just denied a woman’s claim of discrimination based on sexual orientation. In the recent case a woman asserts that she ...