Plaintiffs in Discrimination Cases Need Only Show “Some Harm” Rather Than “Significant Harm” to Seek Relief Says Supreme Court

Kollman & Saucier
Kollman & Saucier
05/02/2024
One of the biggest challenges employers face is whether a job transfer without a change in salary or position title can be the basis of a claim for discrimination.  Courts provided inconsistent rulings, often finding that if salary and position title remain the same, an employee who claims that a transfer is discriminatory must prove that the transfer resulted in “significant harm” to be actionable. Recently, the Supreme Court weighed in,...
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EEOC’s Final Pregnant Worker Fairness Act Regulations Cover Abortion

Kollman & Saucier
Kollman & Saucier
04/22/2024
On April 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The regulations embrace a broad characterization of the PWFA’s use of the phrase “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.” Ultimately, the regulations cover current, past, and potential pregnancy. The EEOC’s adoption of a broad view does not come as a surprise. The initial proposal...
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“You Never Even Called Me by My Name”

Darrell VanDeusen
Darrell VanDeusen
04/02/2024
It is said that a good country song must include lyrics about heartbreak, mothers, prison, trains, rain, guns, Jesus, getting drunk, and pick-up trucks.  Did you know there’s actually a song about that?  “You Never Even Called Me by My Name” (sung by David Allen Coe on his 1975 album Once Upon a Rhyme) was written by Steve Goodman and John Prine, two of my favorite songwriters.  It was a Top Ten Billboard Country hit. Goodman put the song...
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