Sentences with phrase «involving claims of sexual harassment»

Not exact matches

In his State of the State speech this month, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called for banning the use of taxpayer money to settle sexual - harassment claims involving all government entities and some private companies and to require public disclosure of the settlements.

He was also involved in a scandal in which he is accused of covering up sexual harassment claims against Assemblyman Vito Lopez made by an office staffer.

A retired engineer has Silver on Monday, accusing him of using $ 103,000 in taxpayer money to protect his own political interests by secretly settling sexual harassment claims involving Lopez.

Most of the remainder involve claims of racial discrimination, complaints about the quality of instruction provided English language learners, claims that schools have not provided female students with equal athletic opportunity, and charges that schools have not dealt adequately with sexual violence and other forms of sexual harassment.

Often, claims involve allegations of wrongful termination, discrimination, whistleblowing or sexual harassment.

Finally, deciding whether to bring your sexual harassment claim through the EEOC, federal court, or state court involves a number of subtle considerations.

«Current developments in the law regarding sexual harassment, cases involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Human Rights Commission, hostile work environment, retalitory discharge, employment law, and discrimination involving gender, race, sexual orientation and Americans with Disabilities Act claims.»

She represents employers in litigation involving claims of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, unfair competition, defamation and misappropriation of trade secrets.

The firm has tried and / or arbitrated cases involving claims for wrongful termination, age discrimination, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, national origin discrimination, racial discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, religious discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour violations, ERISA violations, sexual harassment, breach of contract, trade secret theft, defamation, violation of family leave laws, whistleblower (including Sarbanes - Oxley Act and Dodd - Frank Act) and many other claims.

Through a wide variety of representations of clients, Daryl has gained substantial experience in cases involving multiple parties, contracts, fraud, business torts, DTPA, UCC, trade secrets, employer / employee contracts (including non-competes), sexual harassment and other discrimination claims, landlord / tenant, and lien filings, contractors and subcontractors rights and eminent domain / condemnation.

Jim has been lead counsel in a wide variety of complex civil litigation, including cases involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, conspiracy, anti-trust, deceptive trade, insurance code violations, partnership disputes, corporate governance / ownership disputes, breach of express and implied warranty / covenants, RICO, sexual harassment, constitutional claims, assault, battery, libel, slander, trespass, nuisance, product defect and negligence.

Kistruck v Battersea Dogs» Home: harassment on ground of sexual orientation Successfully represented Respondent in claim involving allegations that a lesbian junior employee had been sexually harassed at work by her lesbian boss, following the break up of their former romantic relationship.

Section 13307 leaves open questions as to whether deductions are eliminated for confidential settlements involving multiple employment claims, where only one of the claims is sexual harassment.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the sweeping new federal tax law enacted at the end of December 2017, contains a provision that will likely have a significant effect on how employers resolve claims involving sexual harassment.

She handles a wide range of matters, including those involving claims of discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, age, sex, disability, and sexual orientation; wage and hour violations; independent contractor misclassification; wrongful termination in violation of public policy; whistleblower and other retaliation claims; breach of contract; unfair competition; defamation; and misappropriation of trade secrets.