News from April 2019
Archdiocese: 7th Circuit should decide if fired gay ex-church music director can sue for hostile work environment
The Chicago Archdiocese is asking a federal judge for permission to take straight to a federal appeals court the question of whether a Calumet City church music director, who has accused the local Catholic Church of firing him for being gay, can sidestep the legal latitude afforded churches under the Constitution by repackaging his lawsuit to instead argue the church subjected him to a hostile work environment.
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: Shook Earns Recognition for Diversity Inclusion in Corporate Equality Index
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP issued the following announcement on March 29.The nation’s largest civil rights organization dedicated to LGBTQ equality has recognized Shook for its inclusive work environment.
CLARK HILL: Clark Hill Attorney Scott Cruz to Present at the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s Business Briefing, “Employer To-Do List” April 16, 2019
Scott Cruz, Member in Clark Hill’s Labor and Employment group, will speak at the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s, Business Briefing, “Employer To-Do List,” on April 16, 2019 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN: Yelena Boxer Named BTI Client Service All-Star
Benesch is pleased to announce that Yelena Boxer has been named a BTI Client Service All-Star 2019.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Attorneys Named 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars
Four Foley partners have been named 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars by The BTI Consulting Group.
VEDDER PRICE PC: Ananya Hindupur and Sahiba Chopra Named 2019 Diversity Scholars
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that Ananya Hindupur, a first-year law student at the University of Michigan Law School, and Sahiba Chopra, a first-year law student at Vanderbilt University Law School, have been named Diversity Scholars in Chicago and New York, respectively.