SCOTUS: Title VII Discrimination Requires Only Proof of Motive, Not Actual Knowledge
Posted 06-15-2015 Sixteen months ago, we reported that the retailing giant Abercrombie & Fitch had apparently caved in its battles with the EEOC over the [...]
About Steve Duggan
Steve Duggan graduated from the Law School at the University of Notre Dame while on active duty in the Air Force. He has extensive experience representing management litigating cases of wrongful termination, employment discrimination, and sexual harassment. Steve also has experience in all phases of administrative litigation of unfair labor practice charges, and class and individual complaints of employment discrimination. He has been an instructor of seminars for supervisors and managers on labor management relations and other personnel issues, and for lawyers in basic and advanced trial advocacy courses. Steve came on board with Fair Measures in 1998.Why Bother? It’s Just a She Said/He Said Case
Posted 03-11-2015 A recent decision filed by the Fourth District, California Courts of Appeal on 1/14/2015 in the case ofShank v. CRST Van Expedited highlights [...]
Sacramento “Newsies” Win Class Action Case
Posted 12-09-2014 A trial court recently ruled that a newspaper misclassified its newspaper carriers as independent contractors following a trial for their unpaid mileage expenses [...]
Obnoxious Cop Not “Substantially Impaired” Under ADA
Posted 09-08-2014 A surprising (to many) decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was just published last month on the issue of what mental [...]
Religious Rights Trump Abercrombie’s “Look Policy”!
Posted 03-04-2014 Late last year, in a case that made national news, the retailing giant Abercrombie & Fitch finally seemed to throw in the towel [...]
No Link Required Between Job Essential Function and Reasonable Accommodation!
Posted 10-07-2013 Managers and supervisors learn that state and federal discrimination law requires them to explore a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees to enable them [...]
Social Media Posts, Private or Not!
Posted 09-09-2013 One of the big issues facing employers today is: when can we discipline an employee for comments on social media sites? A very [...]
Not so Fast: On-Time Attendance Not Always Essential Function of Job!
Posted 08-05-2013 Once again, we are reminded that analysis of a disability accommodation request must involve an interactive process with the employee, an individualized decision [...]
Seven Months of Medical Leave May Not Be Enough!
Posted 03-03-2013 Ana G. Fuentes Sanchez had worked for Swissport as a cleaning agent for about 18 months from 2007 to 2009, when she requested [...]
NLRB Decisions Impacting Non-Union Workplaces
Posted 01-09-2013 NLRB On Social Media Comments By Non-Union Employees: Our Lead Trainer wrote an article last June about the National Labor Relations Board General [...]