Media Coverage

Westlaw Journal Employment featured Adam Augustine Carter, principal, The Employment Law Group® in an article about a former Marine pilot’s $830,000 award for discrimination at Lockheed Martin Corp.

SHRM.org quoted David Scher, principal of The Employment Law Group®, in an article about a federal court’s injunction staying certain states’ implementation of a new Department of Labor rule on the recognition of same-sex marriages: Texas District Court Enjoins FMLA Same-Sex Spouse Rule.

SHRM.org quoted Nicholas Woodfield, principal, The Employment Law Group®, in an article about reasonable accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA): ADA Interactive Process: It Sounds Easy, So Why Is It Hard?

Westlaw Journal Employment quoted R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group®, in an article about the EEOC v. Abercrombie and Fitch Stores religious discrimination case in the United States Supreme Court.

Westlaw Journal Employment quoted R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group®, about the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Perez et al. v. Mortgage Bankers Association.

SHRM quoted Adam Augustine Carter, principal, The Employment Law Group®, in an article detailing the $830,000 verdict handed out to a former employee of Lockheed Martin. Md.: $830,000 Awarded Against Lockheed for Retaliation

The Daily Record quoted Adam Augustine Carter, principal, The Employment Law Group®, in an article about the retaliation suit against Lockheed Martin filed by a former employee.

Law360 quoted Adam Augustine Carter, principal, The Employment Law Group®, in a report detailing the national origins discrimination suit against a former employee of defense contracting company Lockheed Martin which resulted in a verdict of $830,000 for the plaintiff: Ex-Lockheed Employee Wins Verdict In National Original Suit.

The Hill quoted R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group®, about the legalization of marijuana in the District of Columbia and its implications for the workplace: Legal pot? Not for federal workers.

The Blaze quoted R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group®, about the legalization of marijuana in the District of Columbia and its implications for the workplace: Even if It’s Legal in D.C., No Pot Allowed for Federal Employees.

Law360.com quoted R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group® about the US Supreme Court’s ruling in the case Perez v Mortgage Bankers Association concerning overtime wages for mortgage loan officers: DOL Wins Rule-Making Battle, But Deference Rift Lingers.

Diario Las Americas interviewed Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group®, about the Supreme Court Case EEOC v. Abercrombie and Fitch Stores: Denuncia por discriminación podría cambiar el rumbo de la ley laboral.

U.S. News & World Report quoted Scott Oswald, managing principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, in an article about the upcoming Supreme Court case EEOC v. Abercrombie and Fitch Stores, Inc.: Supreme Court to Weigh Employer’s Responsibility in Avoiding Discrimination

The Lewiston-Auburn Sun Journal interviewed Nicholas Woodfield, principal, The Employment Law Group® about the expansion of a lawsuit including Christopher Venegas, an airplane mechanic, who is alleging that Lufthansa Technik North America Holding Corp. did not pay airplane mechanics overtime pay as required by FLSA for work on restoring the Starliner, a flagship aircraft for Lufthansa Airline in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Lufthansa allegedly paid only straight time for all hours including overtime: Judge rules former Auburn airplane mechanic can expand lawsuit to other mechanics.

The Red Dirt Report quoted David Scher, principal, The Employment Law Group® in an article detailing recent legislative and gubernatorial actions in Kansas and Oklahoma that would strip away workplace protections for LGBT state workers and permit preachers  to have “civil immunity” against performing same sex marriages: Anti-gay bill does not give preachers new protection.

David Scher, principal, The Employment Law Group® interviewed with WIBW Kansas City Radio about the Kansas governor issuing an executive order to remove discrimination protections for gay, lesbian and transgender state employees. The interview can be heard HERE.

Law360 quoted David Scher, principal, The Employment Law Group®, for a story detailing the reopening of a lawsuit brought by the former president of Armet Armored Vehicles against the government contractor for allegedly fleecing the US government of taxpayer dollars for sending substandard gun trucks to battle in Iraq: Whistleblower’s FCA Claims Over Shoddy Gun Trucks Revived.

Danville Register & Bee reported on the reopening of the Armet Armored Vehicles case represented by David Scher, principal, The Employment Law Group®, in which Armet attempted to defraud the federal government of taxpayer funds in the production of allegedly poorly constructed armored vehicles unfit for use in combat in Iraq: Suspect in federal fraud case fighting extradition.

Law360 quoted David Scher, principal, The Employment Law Group®, in an article about California’s Anti-Bullying Law that took effect this January: Calif. Anti-Bullying Law To Add Fuel To Worker-Litigation.

Law360 quoted Nicholas Woodfield, principal, The Employment Law Group®, in an article about the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a case out of the California Supreme Court about employee arbitration agreements with class waivers:  High Court’s Refusal To Hear PAGA Case To Spur New Fights.