No More Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment or Sexual Assault Claims
Effective March 3, 2022, employers can no longer require employees to arbitrate claims of sexual harassment or sexual assault. On March [...]
About Laura Garofalo
Laura Garofalo has been an employment lawyer in Chicago since 2005. She has worked both as an outside attorney for one of the country’s largest law firms, where she represented management in all facets of employment litigation and counseled management on a wide range of employment law issues, and as an in-house employment attorney for a Fortune 500 company. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Laura gained her initial experience in workplace compliance and harmony working as a Human Resources professional. Laura joined Fair Measures in 2018.Subordinate’s Gender Bias Creates Liability
Can an employer be liable for discrimination if an employee’s subordinate harbors the discriminatory bias? When an employee brings a [...]
Racial Harassment Remains Prevalent in Workplaces
Even in 2021, racial harassment still persists in the workplace. In fiscal year 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [...]
COVID-Related Discrimination Results in Disability Lawsuits
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed two lawsuits in Texas against two companies the EEOC says discriminated [...]
Failure to Accommodate, Disability Discrimination = Liability, Part 2
Last month we told you about Mary Richter, a middle school science teacher who sustained injuries at work after requesting, [...]