The challenge for employee advocates is to get judges and juries to understand the deleterious effect of stereotypes and other forms of hidden bias on decision-making. Join NELA in Atlanta, GA for our Fall seminar, Bias 2.0: What Every Employee Advocate Should Know to build your knowledge about how hidden bias impacts decisions in the workplace and in the courtroom
Horton, Inc. and Michael Cuda (Case No. 12-CA-25764 http://www.nlrb.gov/case/12-CA-25764 ), NELA and The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy released "Ten Frequently Asked Questions About D.R. Horton Inc. And Answers For Employee Rights Advocates"
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), and Stapleton v. Advocate Health Care Network , No. 15-1368 (7th Cir.). These cases challenge the claimed religious exemption from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's (ERISA) requirements by two large health care organizations
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The MSPB Administrative Judge dismissed appellant’s claim, finding no protected whistleblowing disclosures under the WPA, because the appellant was not a federal employee, applicant, or former employee at the time of the disclosure (even though appellant was clearly an applicant at the time of the nonselection)
Following the unanimous Advisory Committee recommendation that the Duke Subcommittee's proposed discovery rule amendments package be approved for publication, the Standing Committee voted to adopt the Advisory Committee's recommendation at its meeting in early June. The proposed amendments...
Supreme Court term, which we noted in last week’s @NELA: News For NELA Members contains a number of cases with important consequences for employee advocates. In Kloeckner v. Solis , the first employment-related decision this term, the Supreme Court handed employees a rare 9-0 victory. Carolyn Kloeckner, represented before the Supreme Court by the ubiquitous employee advocate Professor Eric Schnapper, brought a complaint before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) against her former employer, the U.S
In a potentially far-reaching victory for employees across the country, the National Labor Relations Board in a case against D.R
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), and Stapleton v. Advocate Health Care Network , No. 15-1368 (7th Cir.). These cases challenge the claimed religious exemption from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) requirements by two large health care organizations
Concepcion has had serious implications for employee rights, by leading courts around the country to erect new barriers to employees seeking to vindicate their rights under worker protection laws
Nearly 200 employee advocates, judges and academics joined NELA's charitable organization, The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy, on Monday, April 23 at New York Law School for a symposium called, " Trial By Jury Or Trial By Motion?
Our belief in our mission was—and is—so strong that we were eager to expand NELA’s reach beyond our community of employee rights advocates and to have an even greater impact on employee rights
NELA joined AARP in filing amicus curiae briefs in two important cases supporting employees with claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in the U.S
Judge Chin lamented that too many advocates fail to focus adequately on the issue of intent
NELA's Monthly Legislative Report: In This Issue: Paycheck Fairness Act Dies A Partisan Death In The Senate, Advocates Look For Alternatives NELA Redoubles Lobbying Efforts On Garnering Republican Support For The Civil Rights Tax Relief Act Of 2011 Arbitration Fairness Act Shows Little Sign Of Traction This Congressional Session, CFPB Study Might Provoke Some Movement Senate Panel Passes Domestic Partner Benefits Measure For LGBT Partners Of Federal Employees Senate HELP Committee Slates Hearing For ENDA NELA Submits Comments To EEOC On The Withdrawal Of Its Proposed Revision Of The"Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation And Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)" DOL - OSHA Announces Intent To Establish Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee Senators Casey And Pryor Introduce Bills To Ensure Workplace Protection For Servicemembers #DOL #ForcedArbitration #CJTFA #Newsletter #Whistleblower #EEOC #FederalEmployees #ADA #AFA #LegislativePublicPolicy #USERRA
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The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy (The Institute), NELA’s related charitable public interest organization, is pleased to announce the publication of Cracking The Comparator Code , the third article in The Institute’s Summary Judgment Toolkit Series, an activity of the National Litigation Strategy Project (NLSP)
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