The concept of constructive discharge appears regularly in employment law cases and commentary, but we’ve found that it’s not always well understood. Because a constructive discharge can have all the ...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gets little respect and deference from the Roberts Court in general, and from its more conservative members in particular. But Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s ...

The U.S. Supreme Court held in Green v. Brennan that the statute of limitations for a constructive discharge begins to run on the date of resignation, not the date of the employer’s last ...

Constructive discharge, which is an employee’s reasonable decision to resign due to unendurable working conditions, requires proof that the employer made the conditions so intolerable that a ...

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A federal civil servant claiming a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 must “initiate contact” with the EEOC “within 45 days of the date of the matter alleged to be discriminatory.” ...

Constructive dismissals are normally unpleasant experiences for both employers and employees – and can lead to costly constructive dismissal claims that can negatively impact an organization’s ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took up an important procedural question involving the issue of “constructive discharge,” when the law treats an employee’s decision to quit because of intolerable ...

After these reported incidents of harassment, Andriano states that two supervisors met with her a few weeks later and criticized how she handled the coworker’s harassing conduct. Andriano began crying ...

An Appellate Court panel wrote that the plaintiff "did not allege the consequences that may have befallen him by performing the duties to which he was assigned." Connecticut Appellate Court in ...

“Constructive discharge” is a legal doctrine originating in labor disputes going back to the 1930s. Originator of the doctrine was the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) which was attempting to ...

Inquiry: After my company was recently acquired by another company, the new management seems to be looking for a "younger image" among its employees on the sales floor. Since I am 52 years old, I ...