Sentences with phrase «claims such as discrimination»

Advice and counsel to management on practical steps to avoid liability for claims such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation and other wrongful termination claims

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And they have also tended to allow religious excuses to free people from certain legal claims, such as might arise in jurisdictions with broad protections against discrimination, including minorities such as LGBT people.

The Executive Summary of that August 2012 report claims that the duopoly, through tactics such as «price discrimination, shopper docket schemes, store saturation and over-sized store strategies [building huge supermarkets in small local markets in order to drive out existing competition and prevent new market entrants]», is «crowding out all competition [and] rapidly reducing the choices in shopping format, brands, locally - derived products and service levels».

Employment and tort law provides the framework for protection for teachers and there are a number of legal claims available such as discrimination, constructive unfair dismissal and data protection breaches.

In addition to training teachers, administrators, and other school leaders on issues such as tenure, special education, employment discrimination, employee whistleblowing claims, student harassment and anti-bullying law, ethics, governance, and student rights, Teresa has argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court, has substantial experience in federal and state courts, and has tried numerous disputes to conclusion in the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law.

Potential users: If it comes to fruition, the initiative would be open to people with human rights claims, such as discrimination based on race, religion, age, and disability.

When wrongful termination or workplace discrimination claims arise following the return to work, the employer must prove that the termination or adverse employment action (such as demotion) was the result of a non-related issue.

The government also maintained that other factors, such as changes to employment law, the improving economy and the availability of alternative dispute resolution are also likely to have had an impact on the number of discrimination claims being pursued.

We offer advice and representation at employment tribunals for a multitude of claims, ranging from unlawful deduction of wages and unfair dismissal to more complex issues such as Discrimination Act claims.

A refusal may give rise to a claim in the employment tribunal for other reasons, such as constructive dismissal or discrimination.

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She also represented private sector employees in a wide variety of employment law matters such as wage and hour claims, unemployment compensation, and discrimination cases in state and federal court.

Our attorneys have excellent track records successfully defending claims in state and federal court, as well as before administrative agencies such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

She has litigated cases involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, various state discrimination statutes, and common law and tort claims, such as retaliatory discharge, defamation, and breach of coDiscrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, various state discrimination statutes, and common law and tort claims, such as retaliatory discharge, defamation, and breach of codiscrimination statutes, and common law and tort claims, such as retaliatory discharge, defamation, and breach of contract claims.

She enjoys a near - unrivalled repuation as an adviser on partnership disputes, including partner discrimination cases and whistleblower claims, and also hadnles matters such as partner exits and team moves.

The employee usually agrees not to pursue any potential legal claims against the employer such as wrongful discharge, discrimination, or disputed wages.

Her areas of employment law experience includes acting for clients on Employment Tribunal matters involving claims for unfair dismissal and discrimination and providing advice to a variety of clients on day - to - day employment issues such as disciplinary and performance management, sickness, redundancy, contracts of employment, HR policies, recruitment and managing staff exits.

However, implementing a blanket prohibition on moonlighting could lead an employee to claim discrimination based on various human rights grounds, such as disability, family status or social condition.

The question of whether you can make a claim or not is based on the problem that you have experienced at work and on top of that there are other conditions that need to be met such as submitting within the time limit or having to have worked for the employer for a set amount of time (the basic rules are you need 2 years service to make a claim and that you need to submit a claim within 3 months minus one day since the last act of discrimination or last date of employment)

David is generally instructed in high profile and heavyweight cases in the High Court, frequently involving conspiracy and economic torts, unlawful competition, team moves, the protection of confidential information, post-termination restraints, wrongful termination / expulsion, carried interest and bonus disputes (where he has acted in most of the landmark decisions such as Horkulak v Cantor Fitzgerald, Keen v Commerzbank and Anar v Dresdner Kleinwort), as well as claims arising in a regulatory context which raise important reputational issues, and whistleblowing and discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal.

Ms. Kaplan discussed topics such as wage claims and independent contractor issues, drafting employee handbooks, negotiation of severance agreements, wrongful termination and discrimination claims, and traps for the unwary employer in offer letters, contracts and workplace management.

There is a great potential for discrimination claims, such as claims under Americans With Disabilities Act and others.

leads to an absurd situation where employees either must bring pay claims prematurely when there is not enough evidence that there has been unlawful pay discrimination or wait to a later time when there exists more substantial evidence of pay discrimination and be barred from bringing such claims by the statute of limitations (as in Ledbetter).

I jump off Paul's wagon when he says pay discrimination decisions are more like hostile environment claims than they are like a discrete act such as a termination or demotion.

Amy's practice extends into the civil courts where she has represented clients in claims of discrimination, wrongful dismissal and matters involving breaches of covenant such as confidentiality and restraint of trade.

Ms. Kaplan discussed topics such as preventing and handling employment problems, drafting employee handbooks, wage claims and independent contractor issues, wrongful termination and discrimination claims, negotiation of severance agreements, and traps for the unwary employer in offer letters, contracts and workplace management.

In discrimination claims (and in some other claims such as those for detrimental treatment following a protected disclosure), claimants...

She prepares and negotiates health care employment agreements and counsels employers on how to minimize the potential for employee claims, such as allegations of discrimination or retaliation.

It's also worth remembering that as well as a claim for constructive dismissal, you may have other claims, such as a discrimination claim, arising out of the same circumstances.

It makes clear that a tribunal can consider evidence in relation to certain claims, such as discrimination, but that it must then disregard this evidence in unfair dismissal claims.

We have handled discrimination and contract claim cases relating to players such as Sergei Rebrov and Kevin Keegan and other commercial agreements including investors in third party rights.Media expertise includes defamation, copyright, and passing off.

In the area of equal employment opportunity, Ms. Fish's practice includes handling discrimination claims involving age, race, gender, national origin, religion, disabled and veterans» rights issues as well as investigations arising from such claims.

Our employment attorneys routinely defend employers in civil rights litigation, such as employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims in both federal and state courts.

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Mr. Tobias has considerable jury trial experience and has tried to verdict employment matters such as age, sex, national origin, and disability discrimination, as well as harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims.

As such, and bearing in mind that «Not every difference in treatment... constitutes «discrimination» under the Charter», the Court found no reasonable claim under s. 15.

They were therefore entitled to basic rights such as paid holiday and the right to bring discrimination claims.

At the time she started, the unit dealt primarily with traditional employment law such as discrimination, wrongful discharge and labor relations claims, but Dietrich worked to gradually create and implement a new vision of legal services employment practice.

Our civil litigators deal with complex issues in areas such as civil liability (product liability, bodily and psychological injuries, material damages and economic loss), business contracts, professional regulation and liability, defamation, commercial litigation and extraordinary remedies, disputes relating to successions, wrongful dismissal actions, and claims of discrimination, sexual harassment and breach of fiduciary duties.

It is also clear that such intimidatory conduct would not form part of the judicial proceedings so as to attract immunity and, if sufficiently closely connected to the employment relationship, could give rise to a further actionable claim of unlawful discrimination.

As such, McCormick could not claim the protection of human rights legislation from age discrimination and could be forced by the firm to retire at the age of 65.

Disregard for this procedural step, such as undue delay in responding to the request, could expose a Corporation to a discrimination claim.

The problems may deal with such diverse claims as construction, medical malpractice, and employment discrimination, among others.

The inconsistent pricing decisions of these insurance companies illustrates CFA's concern that tying auto insurance rates to factors that a customer can not control and have nothing to do with their driving safety record — such as one's biological sex — leads to unfair discrimination and indefensible claims of actuarial soundness.

Educators Legal Liability Insurance: When there are claims against an educational institution for wrongful employment practices such as wrongful termination or discrimination this insurance provides the organization with the protection it needs.

Employee Relations Specialists monitor aspects of employee performance and well - being, such as investigating and coordinating disciplinary actions, claims of discrimination or harassment, and even labor disputes.

They protect themselves from lawsuits, such as harassment claims, wrongful termination claims, and discrimination claims.