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When Race Meets Sex: Can Employment Decisions Regarding Sexual Misconduct Give Rise to Discrimination Claims?

Discrimination, Employment, Higher Education, Workplace • By Lynette Paczkowski • November 12, 2018

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Beyond the Advancement Decision Itself: When Lack of Opportunities and Resources May Constitute Sex Discrimination

Discrimination, Higher Education, Workplace • By Lynette Paczkowski • October 8, 2018

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Defamation in the #MeToo Era

Employment, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Workplace • By Lynette Paczkowski • August 22, 2018

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Worcester Business Journal quotes Bob Young in “Weed & the Workplace”

Employment, Policies, Workplace • By Robert G. Young • August 7, 2018

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Higher Education Institutions Join Fortune 500 Companies in Diversity and Inclusion Pledge

Discrimination, Higher Education, Workplace • By AiVi Nguyen • July 27, 2018

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Department of Labor Fact Sheet: Higher Education Institutions and Overtime Pay Under the FLSA

Employment, Higher Education, Wages, Workplace • By Anthony J. Dragga • June 12, 2018

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New York Fights Workplace Sexual Harassment – Does Massachusetts Stack Up?

Employment, Harassment, Policies, Sexual Misconduct, Workplace • By Chelsie A. Vokes • May 8, 2018

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Ninth Circuit Rules that Prior Salary is not a “Factor Other than Sex” Under the Equal Pay Act

Equal Pay, Workplace • By Robert G. Young • April 23, 2018

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Employment Discrimination on Campus – Administrative Restructuring Not Pretext for Discrimination

Discrimination, Employment, Workplace • By Anthony J. Dragga • February 21, 2018

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Supervisors and Managers Can Use Subordinates as “Comparators” in Workplace Discrimination Cases

Discrimination, Workplace • By Anthony J. Dragga • August 25, 2017