Because this is a constructive termination case instead of a firing, she had to give the company a chance to repair the intolerable conditions. I was unclear in my original posting about why she needed to talk to HR (I mostly blame it being very late when I wrote that but reading it over I see the confusion). If she…

You're right under most cases. And if the supervisor had fired her and told her to go home that might have made a difference. But in this case the plaintiff was arguing that the supervisor's actions were a constructive discharge. And in cases on constructive discharge you need to give the employer the opportunity to…

If the resignation was under duress it isn't necessarily binding. It's possible that if HR/corporate knew about what this supervisor had done they would have reversed everything and fired the supervisor for disregarding policies.

What makes it even worse is that "lawyer professional" tends to be things that look terrible on busty/plus-sized women. Pencil skirt, hose, heels, button up white shirt (which are always so much fun to find since it needs to be fitted and yet not pop open at the buttons) and a suit jacket. Make sure the suit jacket is…

I went into an interview in a black skirt suit with a purple shirt. I was told that they only hired people who wore white shirts. I said that was fine because I only wanted to work someplace that cared about work quality over fashion choices. (The firm, which was fairly large, is now out of business)

Here's the problem: she wasn't suing her supervisor. She was suing Nationwide. In order for the case to succeed she needed to show that Nationwide knew about the problem and had not done anything to try and resolve it. If this was a smaller business where the supervisor was also the owner/operator then this case…

There is a more practical reason for over-diagnosis of children. Kids who are able to get a medical diagnosis will qualify for services through the public schools that they wouldn't have access to otherwise. So, if you're a doctor and you have a kid in front of you who has some of the symptoms of autism, but could…

Brooklyn 99 is amazing. Great diverse cast AND they use the diversity in a way that it is part of the characters and not just a joke. In the first episode (spoilers) we learn that the Capt. (played by Andre Braugher) is gay and his sexual orientation caused him to be looked over for promotion for decades. This gives a…

My last two relationships ended when the guys told me that they didn't want to be with someone who didn't need them. One of these guys was upset when I saw a movie, that he didn't want to see, by myself. The fact that a single woman could go see a movie alone (or go to eat alone, or go to a restaurant alone) shocked…

Well, he divorced her. So he's doing much better.

I actually had a similar life meltdown and ended up in law school (which then turned to me in a doctoral track in public policy) after my college boyfriend dumped me!

The divorcing the man from the lesser college is the part of the story that made the rest click for me. This is a woman who had been told her whole life that she just needed to get married and have kids, but who discarded that old fashioned advice and went to Princeton on her own. (This is an important thing to…

This is the type of wedding I'd have. Because I do want a larger type of ceremony but I also know that my rather demanding family would spend the year prior to the ceremony telling me that I should pick a different dress, cake, reception venue, etc. than the one I've chosen. It is what they do. This way they can…

Are you joking?

Find out what she was allergic to through traditional allergy testing methods in a hospital setting so that she could avoid that allergen in the future. Some vaccines have egg products in them, and avoiding all vaccines forever doesn't mean that you won't ever encounter an egg (thus causing another seizure).

I will actually say that I think the system does help cause people to become addicts. The way we romanticize alcohol and other drugs (the casual way people suggest that you go score some Adderall of you need to study for an exam or a Xanax is you feel nervous) makes it difficult for someone who is born with a genetic…

I suspect the complication comes from the fact that this is a federal court and not all crimes have the necessary federal component. The state can still charge him with assault on Lee, but in order to be charged in Federal court there needs to be a federal crime, and in order for congress to make something a federal…

The only thing to really know is that it isn't that easy to create a federal criminal law since the US Constitution set up a system where "police powers" (crime, health, safety) were left up to the states while the Federal legislature focuses on taxation, spending, and interstate commerce. So, while it seems nuts that…

In order for something to become a Federal law there has to be some type interstate commerce aspect. For example, there's a federal law against a felon in possession of a handgun that has been in interstate commerce. Since every handgun has been in interstate commerce this is not a huge deal. But straight up child…

Actually, US tax law says that it is the marital state at the end of the calendar year that determine if you are able to file married or single. Living apart might mean that you can get some other tax credits if you've been separated, but you'd still have to file as married (or married filing individually) if you were…