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Thomas Lambert and Joshua Auxier File Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court
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Thomas Lambert and Joshua Auxier File Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court

Partners Thomas Lambert and Joshua Auxier filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, seeking to resolve a critical legal issue that has emerged in employment law. This action follows their initial success in obtaining summary judgment in a gender discrimination lawsuit, a decision later overturned by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Nine FLB Law Attorneys Named to the 2025 Best Lawyers

Nine FLB Law Attorneys Named to the 2025 Best Lawyers

FLB Law is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys were selected to the 2025 Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch. This is an exclusive honor given to only 5.3% of practicing attorneys who receive nominations from their colleagues. Alan Rubenstein, the firm’s Family Law attorney, has earned the highest distinction again this year—Lawyer of the Year in Family Law Mediation. Additionally, he has been recognized in the Family Law Arbitration category.

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SCOTUS Decision Lowers Threshold for Discrimination Lawsuits for Job Transfers
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SCOTUS Decision Lowers Threshold for Discrimination Lawsuits for Job Transfers

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling will make it easier for employees to bring discrimination claims against their employers for job transfers and other lateral job changes. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the high court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discriminatory job transfers even if the transfer does not cause “significant harm” to the employee. In ruling that an employee need only show “some harm” with respect to an identifiable term or condition of employment, the court may have opened the door to a broader scope of bias lawsuits.

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