Yes. At least, in the Seventh Circuit.
Wanna know more? Of course, you do!
So let’s talk a little about the exciting (as employment law cases go) new case of Ziccarelli v. Dart, 35 F.4th 1079 (7th Cir. 2022).
In Ziccarelli, the
As the fog rolled in and the sound of a lonely trumpet drifted through the air, I ducked inside a hotel on Mission Street. It was Thursday. The hotel was not too far from the lamb chops at John’s Grill and just a few blocks away
Last week, we discovered that Evan Skinner, our new summer intern, loves comedies, music, politics, and sports. Also, he plays piano pretty well. This week ask him about law school and other fun stuff . . .
Last week, Evan Skinner started working at our firm as a legal intern for the summer! He is a rising 2L at the University of Texas School of Law here in sunny Austin, Texas. So let’s get to know him!
The important stuff first.
1) What
We’ve taken another case up to the Supreme Court! In Robertson v. Intratek Computer, Inc., a pending petition for certiorari at the Supreme Court, we asked the Court to determine whether a government contractor or grantee may force an employee to arbitrate their whistleblower retaliation claims
Hark, frēndes! The feld flours blosme and the sǒnne shines. “Tis spring. And that means its Ren Fest season!
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Not cool. On its face that violates the Equal Pay Act. The Equal Pay Act is a federal law that states employees of one sex must be paid the same as employees of the opposite sex for the same job. Here it is in legalese:
No
It’s dark out there right now.
In Texas, it is judicial fact that women and people of color have less rights than they do almost anywhere else in the country. Regarding women, I am obviously talking about the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the flagrantly unconstitutional 6-week
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Human Resources has called you into a meeting. At first, you are nervous. You wonder if someone caught you taking Carl’s lunch from the fridge or if all of those pens you accidentally put in your pocket are going to come back to haunt you. But
