"Female employees are not given full weekends off and can only receive weekdays or partial weekends off."
Is this policy legal or illegal?
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Lord, here comes the floodWe'll say goodbye to flesh and bloodIf again the seas are silent in any still aliveIt'll be those who gave their island to survive
– Peter Gabriel, "Here Comes the Flood"
That songs has been playing on a loop in my head for the past few days. That's how long it's been since my house flooded. A supply line to our master shower burst, causing my kitchen ceiling to resemble the Bellagio Fountains (but upside-down).
T he here of our story is my 15-year-old son, Donovan, who was home with no adults. The rest of us were driving home from our daughter's doctor appointment. D-man FaceTimed me to show me the rushing waters. I pulled over into the nearest parking lot and, also via FaceTime, walked him through how to shut off the water from the main.
Without D-man's quick thinking the flood would have been a lot worse. As it stands, we will need a whole new kitchen, along with new carpet both upstairs and in our basement, some new bathroom cabinets, and I'm sure lots of other stuff.
Needless to say, it's been a week.
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"Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely."
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"ESPN and Sage Steele have mutually agreed to part ways. We thank her for her many contributions over the years."
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Yesterday, a federal jury in Columbus returned a $2.6 million verdict in favor of Stacey Yerkes, a former Ohio State Highway Patrol employee who claimed that she was constructively discharged (forced to quit based on intolerable and unreasonable working conditions) because of her sexual orientation.
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Floyd Sesson, a Black UPS parts mechanic, saw race discrimination in every turn within his workplace.
When UPS changed its policy to prohibit overtime for all parts mechanics, Sesson claimed that the policy unlawfully targeted him because of his race.
When Sesson complained to management about the overtime cuts, he claimed he further lost overtime in retaliation for his complaints.
When supervisors tried to manage Sesson, he claimed they were harassing him because of his race.
The 6th Circuit had little difficulty in affirming the dismissal of Sesson's discrimination, retaliation, and harassment lawsuit.
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Above the Law thinks that it's time for lawyers to have walk-up songs.
History says that the walk-up song started at Old Comiskey Park in 1970, with the White Sox organist playing each player's home state song as they walked up to the plate. Over time, the tradition expanded to other ballparks and different music.
What's the most famous walk-up song of all time? I'd argue Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn's "Wild Thing" (from the movie "Major League"). In real life? Mariano Rivera's "Enter Sandman"? Chase Utley's "Kashmir"? Trevor Hoffman's "Hells Bells"?
Which brings me back to the question posed by Above the Law: What would our lives be like if our own theme songs accompanied us while we work?
It's a great question. I think mine would be "Career Opportunities" by The Clash. Driving guitar + a workplace theme = gold for this employment lawyer.
How about you? What walk-up song would you choose for your job?
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