Blog Posts in September, 2018

Employers and employees can enter into agreements just as anyone else can. But the laws that govern those contracts may be a little different. In Alabama, employment contracts can be either express or ...

In 2016, we discussed a sexual harassment case the EEOC filed on behalf of an employee against wholesale giant Costco. The case was somewhat unique in that the harassment claims were not being made ...

A recent employment discrimination case decided by a federal district court in Utah discussed the use of the term “boy” as a racial slur toward black employees. The Utah court, in making its decision, ...

Employee’s Subjective Opinion of Adverse Employment Action Not Controlling The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal court that governs cases arising in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, ...

Any employee who believes they have been subjected to discrimination or retaliation in the workplace is required to first exhaust all administrative remedies before filing a lawsuit in federal court. ...

Office romance can create all types of disturbances that affect employees in various ways. In some situations, a supervisor may give preferential treatment to his or her sexual partner. When other ...