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In Miller v. Johnson & Johnson, a Florida case, Miller successfully brought a claim under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) against his prospective employer. The Fair Credit Reporting Act is intended to provide prospective employees protection from false information found in their criminal background reports.

Proving yet again that an actionable harassment claim has to be based on a protected characteristic, an appeals court dismissed the claims of a male employee whose male supervisor allegedly squeezed his nipples and the nipples of several male co-workers.

On December 11, 2014 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a ruling allowing employees use of their employer’s email system during nonworking time for statutorily protected communications under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). As a result, many employees are now eligible to complain about their work conditions to each other via e-mail with legal protection.

In 2011, Jane Harris, a resale buyer working with Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging that the companies’ denial of her request to work from home (telework)...

The press continues to follow gender discrimination allegations involving Commissioner James Noack. The story has garnered a great deal of attention with five different front page stories being published in the Conroe Courier.

A Facebook post made by Precinct 3 County Commissioner James Noack has left several young women wondering why an elected official would go to such lengths to degrade women during a hotly contested political season.

A former county employee has filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack discriminated against her and several other female employees for their age and gender.