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https://edelsteinpayne.com/employment-law Forsythe County Superior Court Judge Orders City of Kernersville to Produce Personnel Documents for our Client Originally Posted by Sean Cecil May 19, 2016  (0 Comments) On Monday, firm partner Travis Payne argued a mandamus petition in Forsythe County on behalf of our client, a Kernersville firefighter, who was fired and then denied access to unredacted copies of documents used to support his firing. Citing an important 2013 court case,  Wind vs. City of Gastonia  (for which he drafted an  amicus curiae  brief), Attorney Payne successfully argued that records related to our client's discipline is not subject to the disclosure exemptions for employment records. Although the final order is pending, the City has indicated an inclination to appeal the ruling. The City will also be required to provide the client with a new grievance hearing.   A writ of mandamus is a court order to a public offici...

https://edelsteinpayne.com/employment-law CLE Manuscript 3.18.16 NLG Southern Regional Conference Originally Posted by Sean Cecil Mar 18, 2016  (0 Comments) Here is the panel presentation including Vanessa Lucas. United States Supreme Court EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION  v . ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, INC., (2015) No. 14-86 Argued: February 25, 2015    Decided: June 1, 2015 Respondent (Abercrombie) refused to hire Samantha Elauf, a practicing Muslim, because the headscarf that she wore pursuant to her religious obligations conflicted with Abercrombie's employee dress policy. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit on Elauf's behalf, alleging a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which,  inter alia,  prohibits a prospective employer from refusing to hire an applicant because of the applicant's religious practice when the practice could be accommodated without undue ha...