List of Federal Court Cases Decided on
Cat's Paw Theory After Staub v. Proctor Hospital

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Illinois Supreme Court Eases Burden On Employers
In Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements

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Federal Court Cases Decided On Class Action Certification
After Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes

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Class Action Lawsuits Now More Difficult to Certify
Under "Commonality" Requirement

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Non-Compete Agreements Now Easier to Enforce in Texas

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SEC Adopts Final Rules On
Dodd-Frank Act Whistleblower Provisions

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U. S. Supreme Court Expands Scope of Individuals
Who Can Bring Title VII Retaliation Claims

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Key Development in Enforcement of
Restrictive Covenants Under Wisconsin Law

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Federal Employment Discrimination Claims
Under Section 1981
Can be Heard in Illinois State Court

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Arbitration Award For Former General Counsel Vacated
in Employment Discrimination and Retaliation Case

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U. S. Supreme Court Favors Arbitration and
Allows Arbitrator to Decide Enforceability
of Arbitration Agreement

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U. S. Supreme Court Lowers Standard for
Attorney's Fees Award Under ERISA

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Judicial Review of Remedies
Awarded in Private Arbitration of
Employment Discrimination and Retaliation Claims

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U. S. Supreme Court Rules Arbitration Awards
Subject to Review Under Railway Labor Act
But Declines to Recognize Due Process Objections

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Recent U. S. Supreme Court Rulings
Raise Pleading Requirements in Federal Court Cases

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U. S. Supreme Court Likely to Review
Seventh Circuit's Position on Cat's Paw Theory
in Employment Discrimination Cases

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U. S. Supreme Court to Address
Important Labor and Employment Issues in 2010

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Unusual Fact Patterns Resulting
in Useful Lessons for Employers

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U. S. Supreme Court Sets
High Burden of Proof for Plaintiffs in All
Federal Court Age Discrimination Cases

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Congress Considers Restricting Arbitration
of Discrimination Claims in Response
to Recent U. S. Supreme Court Decision

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Illinois Supreme Court Expands
Strict Liability for Sexual Harassment:
Employers Are Strictly Liable for Any Supervisor's Harassment Under Illinois Human Rights Act

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U. S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of
Mandatory Arbitration of Discrimination Claims
under Collective Bargaining Agreements

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President Obama Signs Executive Orders
Impacting Employers with Federal Contracts

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Illinois Supreme Court to Rule
on Scope of Strict Liability for Supervisor Harassment
Under Illinois Human Rights Act

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Two Key Developments in Employment Law:
Speaking Out in Internal Investigation Protected Under Title VII and Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Signed Into Law

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Employee Free Choice Act: President-Elect Obama's Most Significant Possible Change to Labor and Employment Laws in 2009

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New FMLA Regulations Take Effect January 16, 2009

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New ADA Amendments Expand Definition of Disability

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Judicial Estoppel: Key Defense In Discrimination Suits

An article we recently published in Employment Law360

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New EEO-1 Report Due September 30, 2008

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U. S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear FMLA Waiver Case:
DOL Proposes New Regulation Clarifying FMLA Waiver

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Important Labor and Employment Cases
Still Pending on U. S. Supreme Court's Docket for 2008

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U. S. Supreme Court Rules
in Three More Employment Cases

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U. S. Supreme Court Rules:
Race Retaliation Claims Are Actionable
Under Section 1981

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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Strengthens Key Defense in Termination of
Employee with Workers' Compensation Injury

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U. S. Supreme Court Rules:
Parties May Not Contractually Provide for
Extra Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards

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U. S. Supreme Court to Address
Important Labor and Employment Issues in 2008

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U. S. Supreme Court Likely to Review
Fourth Circuit's Position on FMLA Waivers

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U. S. Supreme Court Rules in Two Employment Cases:
"Me, Too" Evidence Admissible in Trial Court's Discretion
and EEOC Intake Questionnaire is Charge

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New Illinois Employment Laws for 2008

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Smith O'Callaghan & White's presentation entitled:

Protecting Your Company's Interests From Actions of Departing Employees in the Absence of a Restrictive Covenant or Confidentiality Agreement

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Strategies for Defending Workplace Defamation Claims

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New Illinois Law Allows Filing of Discrimination
And Harassment Claims in the Illinois State Courts

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Clearing Up Misconceptions on Relevancy
and Admissibility of Prior Crimes of Dishonesty
in Illinois Employment Litigation

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Important Ruling for Employers:
U. S. Supreme Court Tightens Deadlines for Filing
Pay Discrimination Cases Under Title VII

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U. S. Supreme Court to Address
Key Employment Discrimination Issues
In 2007 Fall Term with Decisions Expected in Early 2008

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Smith O'Callaghan & White's Terry J. Smith Featured on Sky Radio's "America's Premier Lawyers"

Terry J. Smith was featured on Forbes Magazine Sky Radio's America's Premier Lawyers in-flight radio program, which aired on American Airlines flights.

He was featured as a guest speaker and interviewed about the options available to companies when former employees engage in unlawful competition, the theft of confidential business information, interference with customer contracts and relationships, breaches of fiduciary duty and the pirating of key employees.

Listen to Terry J. Smith's Sky Radio Interview - Real Audio (.rm)

Listen to Terry J. Smith's Sky Radio Interview - Windows Media (.wma)

Link directly to Sky Radio's website featuring America's Premier Lawyers
http://www.skyradionet.com/lawyers.cfm

Smith O'Callaghan & White's
Terry J. Smith quoted in Chicago Tribune:

On October 12, 2006, Terry J. Smith was interviewed and provided commentary to the Chicago Tribune on a high profile sex discrimination lawsuit pending in Chicago Federal Court (the lawsuit did not involve a client of the firm).

U. S. Supreme Court Allows
Disparate Impact Claims Under ADEA

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