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Litigation Avoidance

As the explosion in employment litigation continues, the best approach to preventing disputes and the best defense to charges and lawsuits are lawful and up-to-date workplace policies and practices that are effectively communicated and fairly and consistently applied.   

Jackson Lewis has been a leader in advocating the importance of preventing workplace issues through the establishment and review of policies and handbooks that recognize and address the needs of employees and the objectives of management.  We advise employers on policy and handbook development, draft and review language, and counsel managers and supervisors on application, enforcement, and documentation. 

As laws and regulations governing the employment relationship change, we advise employers as to how those changes affect existing policies and practices and recommend changes that ensure compliance and preserve management objectives. 

Litigation Avoidance Legal Updates

Tampa Passes Ordinance to Prevent Discrimination against Transgender People
[12/16/2009] The City of Tampa's city council has voted 5 to 1 to prohibit discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on "gender identity and expression." While Tampa's human rights ordinance already prevents discrimination based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation and read more »
Employer's Return-to-Work Evaluation Found "Medical Exam" under ADA, Ninth Circuit Holds
[11/12/2009] Relying heavily on Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance, a federal appeals court in San Francisco has held that a physical capacity examination administered to an employee who had been on a medical leave of absence was an impermissible "medical examination" under read more »
EEOC Releases New Equal Employment Opportunity Poster
[10/29/2009] Federal law requires postings in workplaces informing individuals of their rights under federal employment discrimination laws. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has published a notice revising its "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster to reflect changes required by the read more »
Ohio Supreme Court Avoids Deciding Whether Women Must be Given Lactation Breaks
[10/28/2009] Deciding that an employer terminated an employee for unauthorized breaks, and therefore upholding summary judgment for the employer, the Supreme Court of Ohio has avoided answering the question whether Ohio's fair employment practice law prohibits an employer from discriminating against a female read more »
Ohio Closer to Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
[10/28/2009] The Ohio House of Representatives has passed a bill prohibiting discriminatory practices on the basis of "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" under many Ohio Civil Rights Commission ("OCRC") laws. The bill is now under consideration in the Ohio Senate. A similar bill was introduced in read more »

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