Employment cases

• Author: Carolyn S. Koch
• Pages: 225-270

EMPLOYMENT CASES

9-1

CHAPTER 9

EMPLOYMENT CASES

I. GOVERNING PRINCIPLES

§9:01 Parties Tend to Take These Cases Personally

§9:02 Jurors’ Expectations

§9:03 Assess From a Lay Person’s Perspective

§9:04 Test Your Facts With a Focus Group

§9:05 Jurors’ Expectations Change as the Workplace Changes

[§9:06 – 9:09 Reserved]

II. SAMPLE VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS

A. Questions re: Jurors’ Workplace Values, Attitudes and Expectations

§9:10 Attitudes/Expectations About Work

§9:11 Feelings About Lawsuits, Bringing Suit

§9:12 Long-Term Employment

§9:13 Workplace Experiences

§9:14 Termination Decisions—Generally

§9:15 Terminations Defendant Claims Are Lay-Offs

§9:16 Terminations that are Conduct-Based

§9:17 Performance Evaluations

§9:18 Unions

§9:19 Investigating Claims

B. Questions for Specif‌ic Types of Discrimination Cases

§9:20 Race Discrimination

§9:21 National Origin Discrimination

§9:22 Gender Discrimination

§9:22.1 Sexual Orientation Discrimination

§9:22.2 Transgender Issues

§9:23 Pregnancy Discrimination

§9:24 Sexual Harassment

§9:25 Age Discrimination

[§9:26 – 9:29 Reserved]

C. Disability Cases are Different

§9:30 Governing Principles

§9:31 Case Example #1: Disability Discrimination Can Be Hard To Prove

§9:32 Case Example #2: Not All Disabilities Are Created Equal

§9:33 Case Example #3: Jurors’ Views of Reasonable Accommodations are Directly Impacted

By Their View of Plaintiff

§9:34 Do Your Research

EMPLOYMENT CASES

Effective Voir Dire 9-2

§9:35 Voir Dire Questions

§9:35.1 All Disability Cases

§9:35.2 Mental Health Conditions and the Impact of Covid on Employment

Appendix 9-A Voir Dire Script—Employment Case

EMPLOYMENT CASES

9-3 Employment Cases §9:03

I. GOVERNING PRINCIPLES

§9:01 Parties Tend to Take These Cases Personally

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§9:02 Jurors’ Expectations

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§9:03 Assess From a Lay Person’s Perspective

Σεε γενεραλλψ 



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 





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ψου αρε µυχη βεττερ σερϖεδ βψ τοσσινγ τηε λαω ουτ τηε ωινδοω (ατ λεαστ ωηεν τρψινγ το ασσεσσ ψουρ χασε φροµ α λαψ

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     

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