Linda Correia & Jonathan Puth Named to Best Lawyers in America©
Washington, D.C. (August 15, 2016) – Linda M. Correia and Jonathan C. Puth have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for their work in Civil Rights, Employment Law, and Litigation – Employment & …
University of Oregon Employees Resolve Title IX and Whistleblower Claims For $425,000
EUGENE, OREGON (August 1, 2016) – The University of Oregon (UO) reached an agreement with two former employees of its University Counseling and Testing Center (UCTC), Karen Stokes and Jennifer Morlok, to settle for $425,000 their retaliation claims under Title …
Women in STEM Face Significant Challenges in Sex Discrimination
One-hundred and fifty-five years ago this month, biologist Nettie Stevens was born. In 1906, Stevens answered a question that had puzzled scientists for thousands of years: how do babies become male and female? Through years of dedicated research at Bryn …
The Problem of Sexual Harassment and Forced Arbitration
Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sued Fox Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment, alleging unwanted sexual advances at work, and career-demolition when she refused him. Her lawsuit details disgusting, alarming behavior: Ailes allegedly told her that she …
On The Hook For Off-Campus Sexual Assault
The Department of Justice and Department of Education recently weighed in on a Title IX case, arguing that a university can be liable under Title IX for failing to properly investigate off-campus conduct. Two students at Kansas State University (K-State) …
SCOTUS Sides with Employee on Timeliness of Constructive Discharge Filings
Recently the Supreme Court broke new ground in the area of constructive discharge. In Green v. Postmaster General, a 7-1 opinion written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Court ruled that the filing period for a federal employee’s constructive discharge claim …