posted on September 19, 2019 by

Modern Day Discrimination

by Chandra C. Davis and Jordan Starks, Esq. In 1979, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was enacted, and established the legal standard for discrimination in the workplace. Employees […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: , , , , , ,
posted on September 19, 2019 by

Dispute Between EEOC and DOJ: LGBTQ Protections Under Title VII

In 2017, the Trump administration, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), reversed the Obama-era policy which used Title VII to protect transgender employees from discrimination. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,
posted on June 14, 2019 by

ELS Summer Employment Law Newsletter

Our latest newsletter is available on our LinkedIn page. Articles include: Supreme Court To Decide LGBTQ Workers’ Rights Raise Your Defenses and Raise Them Early: A Good Reminder from the […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Diversity, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Hostile Work Environment, Inclusion, Investigation, LGBT, Litigation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training, Workplace Violence Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,
posted on June 7, 2019 by

Raise Your Defenses and Raise Them Early: A Good Reminder from the Supreme Court for Employment Counsel Defending Title VII Claims

On June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States released its opinion in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis leading to a very valuable lesson for employers – […]

Filed Under: Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Hiring and Firing, Litigation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,
posted on June 7, 2019 by

Workplace Bullying: States are Taking Action

by Jamie Thompson, Summer Associate Employers should be aware that bullying may give rise to actionable harassment claims when the bullying is connected to a protected category. Bullying is often […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Litigation, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: , , , , , ,
posted on June 2, 2019 by

Supreme Court To Decide LGBTQ Workers’ Rights

It may come as news to many that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled that federal law does not protect employees from discrimination based on […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, LGBT, Retaliation, Sex Discrimination, Title VII Tagged With: , , ,
posted on May 8, 2019 by

Attorney Tennille Hoover Returns to ELS

Tennille Hoover is an attorney with ELS. Using her former experience as an HR director for an employer with over 6000 employees, Tennille provides strategic employment law representation and counseling […]

Filed Under: ADA, Age Discrimination, Department of Labor, Disability Discrimination, Discovery, Discrimination, Diversity, EEOC, Emotional Intelligence, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events & Updates, FLSA, FMLA, Georgia Bar, Harassment, Hiring and Firing, Holiday Pay, Hostile Work Environment, Inclusion, Investigation, Litigation, Professional Development, Race Discrimination, Reduction in Force, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Seasonal Workers, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Speaking Engagements, State Bar of Georgia, Title VII, Wage & Hour, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training, Young Lawyer Division of GA Bar Tagged With: , , , , ,
posted on April 16, 2019 by

Employment Law Checklist for Start-Ups & Expanding Businesses

Attorneys at The Employment Law Solution: McFadden Davis assist business clients with various aspects of employment law. We partner with our clients to provide results-oriented employment law services that are […]

Filed Under: Climate Assessment, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, FLSA, FMLA, Harassment, Hiring and Firing, Holiday Pay, Inclusion, Litigation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Seasonal Workers, Severance & Release, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Wage & Hour, Workplace Training Tagged With: , , ,
posted on April 15, 2019 by

Jamala McFadden’s Highlights from The National Diversity & Leadership Conference

The National Diversity Council’s conference last week in Dallas did not disappoint!  Keynote speakers President Barack Obama, General Colin Powell and America Ferrera were on point with lessons on leadership, […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employment Law, Events, Events & Updates, Harassment, Investigation, Retaliation, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Title VII, Workplace Investigations Tagged With: , , , , , ,
posted on April 3, 2019 by

Highlights from the Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys, Inc. (LIWOCA) 2019 – 14th Annual Leadership Conference

ELS attorney Raquel Crump shared highlights from the LIWOCA Annual Conference held in Washington, DC March 27-29, 2019.   LIWOCA provides annual scholarships to women of color in law school. LIWOCA’s mission is to educate, mentor, inspire and […]

Filed Under: Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events, Events & Updates, Harassment, Professional Development, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,
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