Jon Vegosen on December 21st, 2009

This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on important legal developments concerning sexual harassment via text messaging and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
“Textual Harassment”
The issue of whether employers may review employee text messages is a hot topic, especially in the context of sexual harassment litigation.  Indeed, sexually harassing text messages are now referred to as “textual [...]

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Jon Vegosen on October 23rd, 2009

This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on legal developments related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, age discrimination in the workplace, and the consequences of retaliating against employees that testify.
EEOC Proposes Guidance on Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In September, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed regulations to offer guidance regarding the [...]

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