Call Us 919-240-4054On May 24, the Supreme Court issued two employment-related opinions. The first, Lewis v. Chicago, concerned the filing deadline for disparate impact discrimination cases under Title VII. The black firefighter plaintiffs in the case sought to challenge a written test used for determining promotions. The question was whether their statute of limitations began running when the […]
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Brief filed for dealership manager in workers’ compensation appeal
In Evans v. Hendrick Automotive Group, we have filed this brief with the North Carolina Court of Appeals in this workers’ compensation case. Ms. Evans was an office manager for a Hendrick dealership in Texas. She was injured during a business trip to Charlotte, while she was walking back from an employer-sponsored dinner to her hotel. The […]
Ann speaks to Charlotte’s Track and Tri Club about cyclists’ legal rights
Ann Groninger spoke Monday May 17 to Charlotte’s Track and Triathlon club about laws affecting cyclists and how cyclists can protect themselves before and after a crash. Ann has made similar presentations to the Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance, North Carolina Alternative Transportation Alliance, and other groups statewide. This Saturday, Ann will be riding in Charlotte’s Bethlehem […]
NC Court of Appeals cases on REDA and appellate procedure
Two opinions of note were issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals yesterday. The first, Beard v. Cumberland County Hospital System, concerns North Carolina’s Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA). REDA prohibits discrimination or retaliation against an employee for, among other things, filing a workers’ compensation claim. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-241(a)(1). The discrimination or retaliation can be […]
Fourth Circuit rules for plaintiff in significant gender discrimination opinion
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a ringing opinion for employees in Merritt v. Old Dominion Freight Lines, a gender discrimination case until Title VII. The Court’s discussion of gender discrimination, sex stereotyping, and a corporate culture of discrimination is excellent and will make very useful precedent. A long-ish discussion is therefore in order. As […]
Valerie presents at workers’ compensation CLE on contempt proceedings
Valerie Johnson spoke today at the NC Advocates for Justice CLE on “Navigating Claims Through the Industrial Commission.” Valerie’s presentation was entitled “In Contempt? — Contempt Proceedings at the Industrial Commission.” She covered the current state of the law regarding contempt and other means by which parties are forced to comply with the orders and rulings of […]