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Fifth Circuit Rules Retaliation Provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act Permits Recovery for Emotional Distress Damages

December 28, 2016 / Sara Smith / blog

A Texas man struck gold last week with the Fifth Circuit’s decision that the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”) allows retaliation victims to recover emotional distress damages.

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Recent Publications

Workers’ Rights During a Layoff Where The Employer Files For Bankruptcy

Workers’ Rights During a Layoff Where The Employer Files For Bankruptcy

Hazard Pay for Heroes: Advocating Increased Pay for Those on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Good for Some Workers, but More Needs to be Done

I got COVID-19 at Work; Do I Qualify for Workers’ Compensation?

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WSOC-TV Channel 9 reporter Brittney Johnson covering Van Kampen Law in a COVID-19 Report.

What To Do If Your Job Puts You At Risk of COVID-19

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Court of Appeals Sides With Victim in Driskell vs Summit

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What Options Do Working Parents Have When Remote Learning Starts?

Van Kampen Law Argues Fourth Circuit Appeal in Driskell vs Summit Contracting

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  • “This Is My Rifle. There Are Many Like It, but This One Is Mine” — Litigation Basic Training, Part I: The Lawsuit
  • How To Combat Implicit Bias in the Workplace
  • A Complete Guide To Your Rights Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace
  • How to Find the Right Employment Lawyer and Why It’s Like Buying a Car
  • The EEOC – Would You Like a Pedicure to Go Along With That Facial? Why Employers Receive the Spa Treatment, and You Are Steve Carell in 40-Year-Old Virgin
  • Step Into My Office, You're Fired
  • Am I Eligible For Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19?
  • Quid Pro Quo Clarice - Will Workers Compensation Insurance Carriers or Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurers Have Your Back if You Contract COVID-19?
  • Families First Coronavirus Response Act – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
  • The Price is Right – What Can You Recover If You Win Your Wrongful Termination Case?
  • These are Not the Droids (I Mean Severance Packages) You’re Looking For, Jedi Mind Tricks for Enhancing Severance Offers
  • Your Employment Rights During the Apocalypse – Your Job Protections During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
  • You Have Been Human Resourced - With Attorney Bartina Edwards
  • Peeling Back the Mystery of Employment Mediation with Attorney Steve Dunn
  • You Want Me on That Wall, You Need Me on That Wall: Proving Your Discrimination Case Without Colonel Jessup Admitting He Ordered the Code Red
  • Take This Job and Shove It
  • Responding to B******t Evaluations and Write Ups
  • Tales From the Crypt of Lost Employment Cases
  • The Walking Papers Podcast

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Van Kampen Law

North Carolina Employment Attorneys

315 E Worthington Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203

Phone: 704-247-3245

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  • Workplace Discrimination
  • Equal Pay
  • Age Discrimination
  • Discrimination Against Veterans
  • Race, Religion & Origin Discrimination
  • Gender & Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Sexual Assault
  • Whistleblowers
  • Retaliation
  • Wage & Hour Disputes
  • Severance Negotiations
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

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