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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit which covers federal courts in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, recently held in Lively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The Court in Hively reasoned that sexual orientation discrimination… Continue reading 7th Circuit Holds that Title VII Protects LGBTQ from Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

The Fourth Circuit recently provided clarity to extant joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Salinas v. Commercial Interiors, Inc., 848 F.3d 125, 141–42 (4th Cir. 2017).   The plaintiffs in the matter, former drywall employees for a subcontractor, brought FLSA, Maryland Wage and Hour, Maryland Wage Payment, and Collection claims against the… Continue reading The Fourth Circuit Provides a New Test for Joint Employment under the FLSA

President Trump recently announced that he would leave in place a 2014 executive order expanding protections for federal workers and government contractors for discrimination based on sexual orientation. The 2014 executive order was in line with the EEOC’s recent position that an allegation of sexual orientation discrimination is necessarily an allegation of sex discrimination under… Continue reading President Trump Keeps 2014 Executive Order

Although it’s a difficult topic to think about, it can be very important to create a will to protect assets upon an untimely death. If one dies without establishing a will, then the state will decide what happens to the person’s property. The state will decide how assets will be divided, and which ones will… Continue reading 3 Things to Consider When Creating a Will