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Fisher Broyles Firm blog

FisherBroyles Employment Law Blog

Helping Employers Implement Efficient and Equitable Solutions to their Workplace Problems

Fisher Broyles Firm blog

FisherBroyles Employment Law Blog

Helping Employers Implement Efficient and Equitable Solutions to their Workplace Problems

The N-Word Again: Same Employer Previously Sued For Sexual Harassment

How many lawsuits does it take to stop an employer from repeatedly harassing different groups of employees: first women and then African-Americans? A new EEOC lawsuit accuses the owner of two South Carolina trucking companies of subjecting numerous employees to racial hrassment over the course of years: “frequent” use of the “N-word” and “derogatory comments about African-Americans,…
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Another Egregious N-Word Workplace Harassment Case

One could be understandably troubled by my post of August 15th, entitled “Does One Noose In The Workplace Constitute A Hostile Work Environment? If Not, How Many?”  What is this?  Why the absurd question? Well, the title simply set forth the precise legal issue for which an employee is now seeking Supreme Court review — troubling  indeed. If readers had read beyond…
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Does One Noose In The Workplace Constitute A Hostile Work Environment? If Not, How Many?

The issue today is how many times must an African-American employee endure the sight of a hanging noose, or suffer other crude and offensive racial or other epithets, for the situation to become a hostile work environment and racial harassment? Under existing caselaw, one isolated incident is generally not enough to constitute a hostile work…
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Do Not Take Vacations: The EEOC Is Watching And Waiting

I’ve been on vacation for only a week – and boy, has the EEOC been busy! Four new lawsuits worth discussing:  racial harassment (with that old, ubiquitous N-word being used); pregnancy discrimination; violation of the ADA involving someone with diabetes; and national origin discrimination. The EEOC sued an oilfield services company in Texas for alleged “widespread…
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Another “N-Word” Case (No Noose?): Settled By EEOC For $40,000

The EEOC, which sued a New York-based company in South Carolina alleging racial harassment and retaliation, has just announced the settlement of the case for $40,000. As readers know I’ve focused many posts particularly on certain different types of employment discrimination cases – one category of which involves racial slurs and a hostile workplace.  Perhaps these types…
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RICHARD COHEN
Richard Cohen has litigated and arbitrated complex corporate, commercial and employment disputes for more than 35 years, and is a trusted advisor to business owners and in-house counsel both in the United States and internationally. His clients have included Fortune 100 companies, domestic and foreign commercial and investment banks, Pacific-rim corporations and real estate development companies, as well as start-up businesses throughout the United States.

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AMY EPSTEIN GLUCK
Amy Epstein Gluck has represented individuals and corporate clients in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and various federal district courts for more than twenty years. Ms. Epstein Gluck’s current practice areas include employment law—advising on and drafting employment agreements; handling employment negotiations, severance agreements, noncompete and nondisclosure agreements, “wrongful terminations” and other EEO matters; representation at the EEOC level; advising employers about discrimination laws and how to remain in compliance, and employment negotiations.

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