Earlier this week, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court surprised many and saved disparate impact discrimination claims under the Federal Housing Act (“FHA”). See Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. Generally, the disparate impact analysis allows individuals to prove discrimination based upon the disparate impact of an employer’s […]
Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks on their Stanley Cup victory! May this inspire our *other* Chicago sports teams to reach new heights . . . . Here are some pictures of the post-victory parade mayhem outside of our offices (bear in mind that a good portion of the Loop looked something like this yesterday afternoon): […]
Earlier this month, Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of Lucio Barrera against his employer, DNJ Intermodal Services. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Barrera and a class of truck drivers based out of Illinois were misclassified as independent contractors, and that in light of the unlawful deductions being made […]
In a case she described as the “mystery of the devious defacator,” Judge Amy Totenberg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta ruled that a Company could not require employees to take a DNA test to determine whether they were defacating on the Company’s warehouse floor. To do […]
By a vote of 8 to 1, the United States Supreme Court reinstated a discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a muslim woman, Samantha Elauf, against the clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. Ms. Elauf was fired from her job because her head scarf violated the company’s dress code, which […]
The next time you visit our offices, make sure to check our the Charles Ray sculpture exhibition across the street at the Art Institute of Chicago. The view from our offices includes “Horse and Rider,” a ten-ton steel statue on display in the south garden. The garden, which is open to the public in the […]
This morning, the US Supreme Court issued a decision in Mach Mining v. EEOC (# 13-1019). The case hinged upon whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attempt to conciliate claims before filing a lawsuit, and whether the EEOC’s efforts or lack thereof are subject […]
This past month, Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of Matt Eberhardt, a former sales manager for Windy City Limousine Company, a west suburban limousine company. Eberhardt claims he was fired after refusing to show the company’s owner private information contained in his Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. […]
In 1976, the Supreme Court ruled that a company’s failure to include pregnancy discrimination in a disability plan did not constitute sex discrimination. Congress promptly passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act to remedy the Court’s ruling, but since that day the federal courts have tussled over what is and what is not required by that law. […]
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