New defense to discrimination suits; U.S. Supreme Court to decide if employee misconduct defeats bias claim
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A federal district court in Michigan ruled in Benson v. Quanex Corp on the issue of after-acquired evidence in employment discrimination suits. This issue has been a bone of contention among the federal circuits. Although Benson's claim of employment discrimination was dismissed due to after-acquired evidence that he had lied on his job application in saying he had no felony convictions in his past, federal courts have not always agreed that after-acquired evidence can absolve employers of liability. Plaintiffs' lawyers question the fairness of the after-acquired defense.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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Employer awareness; lawyers can help ward off liability when domestic violence spills into workplace
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A New York City ordinance barring employers from firing or refusing to hire domestic violence is discussed. In between 30,000 and 40,000 incidents of workplace violence annually, victims knew the attackers intimately, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2001
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