Last year, I wrote about Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, a sexual orientation discrimination case decided by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, where the court ruled that the sex provisions under Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964 do not protect against...
In some cultures and for some people, hugs and hugging is an acceptable form of greeting. For other cultures and some people, hugging non-relatives or friends is creepy or generally unacceptable. What happens when these two cultures clash in the workplace? Is it...
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker (1944 – ), American novelist, short story writer, poet, and activist Mediation is a process that gives all sides a voice in a safe...
If honor were profitable, everyone would be honorable. — Sir Thomas More (1478 – 1535), English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and Renaissance humanist.
Midland Funding LLC v. Bordeaux was decided by the Appellate Division in a published decision today. The underlying case involves a credit card debt collections matter. The plaintiff bought the credit card debt and tried to enforce an arbitration agreement allegedly...
