Blog Posts in Title VII

Introduction Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) protects against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. There are many different bases for ...

Introduction to the Fair Labor Standards Act The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a federal law which requires certain employers to pay non-exempt employees the federal minimum wage (currently ...

Introduction: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is a federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing the federal ...

Basic Presumption At a basic level, there is a general presumption that an invention belongs to its creator. This arises from the belief that ownership comes from invention, thus the law generally ...

Introduction Today, more employers are requiring that employees agree to arbitrate potential employment disputes. Typically, this arbitration agreement, provided during the on-boarding process, states ...

Introduction Most civil lawsuits end in a pre-trial settlement, meaning the case resolves before it is heard by a jury. Generally speaking, this statement holds true for employment law cases. When a ...