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Abercrombie and Title VII's Broad Definition of Religion
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in a religious accommodation case, EEOC v. Abercrombie. This case involves a Muslim teenager, Samantha Elauf, who was denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch store because she wore a black headscarf, or hijab, to her job interview. Abercrombie argued not only that the company should not be required to hire and accommodate Elauf, but additionally that they were never given actual notice that she was wearing the hijab for religious reasons.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted summary judgment to Abercrombie, holding that the company did not have an obligation to accommodate Elauf since “Ms. Elauf never informed Abercrombie prior to its hiring decision that her practice of wearing a hijab was based on her religious beliefs.” EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch, 731 F.3d 1106, 1116 (10th Cir. 2013). In other words, the court held that an employee in a religious accommodation case has an obligation to give direct explicit notice to her employer that her religious practices conflict with a neutral work rule.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Supreme Court Rules Rejection of Trademark License Does Not Rescind Rights of Licensee
Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC The question is whether a debtor's rejection of its agreement granting a license "terminates rights of the licensee that would survive the licensor's breach under applicable nonbankruptcy law."