Number 20:  Bipartisan Gridlock Prevents Sexual Orientation From Becoming A Protected Class  The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), if passed, would become the first federal legislation that prohibits employers from discriminating against…

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Number 3: In 1986, The Supreme Court Recognizes Sexual Harassment Claims It’s hard to imagine now, but from 1964 to 1986, “sexual harassment” as it is known today did not…

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In California, a plaintiff alleging retaliation  can survive summary judgment, or prevail at trial, simply by showing that her protected activity was a “substantial motivating factor” in her adverse employment…

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On May 20, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision to hear its first-ever Sarbanes-Oxley Act whistleblower case in Lawson v. FMR LLC et al.  The lower court’s controversial…

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