Employment-discrimination cases often involve a complicated combination of legal concepts. The Minnesota Supreme Court recently addressed the interaction of several such concepts, including constructive discharge, hostile work environment, and disparate treatment, in the age-discrimination case Henry v. Independent School District #625. After providing background on age discrimination claims, this blog post explains the Court’s decision and its … [Read more...]
Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Present Challenges for Employees of Religious Organizations
The Supreme Court has decided several cases this year affecting the rights of employees. Earlier in the summer, we wrote about the Supreme Court’s landmark decision extending federal employment protections to LGBTQ individuals. Several subsequent Supreme Court decisions have impacted the rights of employees of religious organizations. Health Care Requirements for Religious Employers In Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. … [Read more...]
What Health Insurance Options do I Have After Losing My Job?
For many individuals, losing employer-sponsored health insurance is a particularly scary and confusing aspect of job loss. Unfortunately, this is the reality for many right now, as a recent study shows a record-breaking loss of health insurance by nonelderly adults due to pandemic-related job loss. Luckily, there are several options to maintain health insurance coverage if your job ends. COBRA If your job has ended, you may have already … [Read more...]
What to do if You’re Experiencing Workplace Bullying, Harassment, or Discrimination?
Bullying and harassment in the workplace are issues for a significant number of employees, with surveys revealing incidence rates between 9.4% and 28% for U.S. workers. Bullying may occur between co-workers or between a manager and a subordinate. Bullying may include repetitive and frequent harassing behavior such as derogatory remarks, verbal or physical threats, humiliating or demeaning insults, intimidation tactics, inappropriate jokes at … [Read more...]
