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US Supreme Court Holds that Anti-Retaliation Provision in FLSA Covers Oral Complaints

Mr. Kasten was fired by Saint-Gobain because he complained that the company prevented its workers from being paid for the time they spent “donning and doffing” (putting on required protective gear). He claimed that the location of the company’s time clocks caused this problem. Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastic Corp.,…

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Associational Retaliation Broadened by US Supreme Court’s Holding that Firing Fiancé of Employee who Filed Charge of Discrimination is Illegal

In an important case, Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, 131 S.Ct. 863 (January 24, 2011), the US Supreme Court put an end to retaliation against an employee who takes protected activity by retaliating against someone “closely” associated with her. It did so in order to protect the spirit of…

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