By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group. Myth #1 “If I wasn’t touched, it’s not sexual harassment.” Fact: Much of the sexual harassment committed in the workplace is verbal, including unwanted comments about appearance, request for sexual favors,…
Virtus Law Group, Birmingham, Alabama. FEDERAL LAW: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) is a federal law that protects individuals who are 40 years of age and older from workplace discrimination on the basis of age.…
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham, Alabama. Disparate Treatment occurs when an employer discriminates against a specific individual or employee because of that person’s race, color, national origin, sex, or religion. In disparate treatment claims, the employer’s intent is at…
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. The Family Medical Leave Act of 1996 (FMLA) is a labor law that entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for qualified family and medical reasons. It also requires…
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Alabama does not have state specific wage and overtime laws; therefore, Alabama follows federal wage and overtime laws. Specifically, the federal law is the Fair Labor Standard Act. It outlines federal laws for…
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. An employer's liability for harassment that constitutes a hostile work environment, including sexual harassment, depends on the job role of the individual(s) doing the harassing. The standard for employer liability varies depending on…
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. The Faragher-Ellerth defense is an affirmative defense used by employers to avoid liability from discrimination claims brought against them under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This defense was the…
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. According to the Eleventh Circuit, constructive discharge occurs when a discriminatory employer imposes working conditions that are so intolerable that a reasonable person in the employee’s position would have been compelled to resign.…
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Sexual harassment claims can be brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a form of discrimination based on sex. There are two different categories in which sexual harassment…
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Employees only have the right to bring a lawsuit against their employer prior to a deadline known as the statute of limitations. Statutes of limitations are the periods of time during which you may…
