Quirky Question # 105: I am a senior manager with a manufacturing company based here in Minnesota. Several months ago, we received a job application for an open position from an employee of a vendor with whom we work quite...
Quirky Question # 100: We have an employee who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is under the care of a psychiatrist through the Veterans Administration and takes medication for this condition. He also chews tobacco at work. There have...
Analysis of the Crawford Decision On January 26, 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, No. 06-1595 (Argued October 8, 2008; decided January 26, 2009). The Supreme...
Quirky Question # 68: We recently filled a position with a highly qualified applicant. After we made him an offer, he informed us that he soon would be undergoing a sex change operation. He said that when he started the...
Quirky Question # 65: Our company has made concerted efforts to encourage our employees to report incidents of possible discrimination. Our HR Department is responsible for receiving and investigating discrimination complaints. Through our internal investigation efforts, we have been able...
Quirky Question # 62: Your pending question regarding the “temporal proximity” required for retaliation claims is interesting. I have a slightly different question, also involving retaliation claims. What is the scope of the protections provided by retaliation provisions. For example,...
Quirky Question # 61: I am the General Counsel of a small company. As our company’s only attorney, I have to provide expertise in a wide variety of substantive areas. In connection with retaliation claims, I occasionally hear about “temporal...
Quirky Question # 50: We are a small to mid-size company, with a relatively small legal department. We have a General Counsel. He, in turn, supervises two other attorneys. The General Counsel joined our company about two years ago, and...
Quirky Question # 39: I am the operations manager for a food distributor. One of our other managers, a long-term employee, was recently demoted to a position that places him in frequent contact with our customers. He was unhappy about...
Quirky Question # 34: We continue to confront periodically lawsuits from former employees that are utterly frivolous. Some of the claims make you shake your head in disbelief. We’d like to file malicious prosecution lawsuits against the individuals who file...
Jack SullivanJack is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employment group, where he focuses his practice on employment adv...
Nisha VermaNisha has delivered results for her clients with respect to all aspects of employment litigation, including com...
Aaron GoldsteinAaron is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employ...
Hannah GreenHannah is an associate in the Costa Mesa offic...
Michelle HaynesMichelle’s practical and thorough approach to l...
Susan LorencSusan is a strategic labor and employment advisor...
Nick PappasNick litigates and counsels with respect to com...
Ketul PatelKetul advises employers on the full spectru...
