Labor Days
A Victory for Kleiner Perkins Should Still be a Red Flag for All Employers – “It’s All About Your Culture”
As was discussed on Fox Business News’s Willis Report, Friday’s jury’s verdict in California rejecting Ellen Pao’s claims of gender discrimination and retaliation was undoubtedly a huge victory for the venture capital…
The Day of the Woman – Maybe Not at Kleiner Perkins
On Monday, March 9, one day after we all celebrated International Women’s Day, Ellen Pao, a Harvard-trained lawyer, took the stand in her sexual harassment trial against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins in…
Publically Traded Companies Beware: An SEC Filing Can be Evidence of an Adverse Employment Action in a Claim of Retaliation
A Title VII plaintiff can prove retaliation using either the direct or indirect method. Under the direct method a plaintiff must prove (1) that she engaged in a statutorily protected activity; (2) that she was…
Happy Valentine’s Day to New Jersey Employers
The New Jersey Supreme Court last week gave New Jersey employers an early Valentine’s Day present, with a decision that recognizes that an employer may defend a “hostile environment” sexual harassment claim under the…
Sex and Power: Lessons from a Boutique Law Firm and an Ivy League University
Two seemingly unrelated news items today impart a lesson that, while not new, bears repeating. First, as reported by Law360, the long-running lawsuit by a female associate against her former law firm, Faruqi and…