This Guest Column by Attorney Kevin P. Wicka appeared in the December 23, 2013 print edition of the Buffalo Law Journal and in the online edition on December 26, 2013 at...
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8 Super Lawyers at Tarantino Law Firm
We are honored to have 8 lawyers named as "Super Lawyers" and 1 "Rising Star" for the 2013 Upstate New York Edition. Congratulations to Brian Weidner, Janice Barber, Susan Eberle, Kevin Wicka and Jeffrey Wieczkowski for being named "Super Lawyers," and to Daniel...
Supreme Court Ruling Holds Retaliation Claims Require Showing of Strict Causation Standard
On Monday, June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court issued a decision in University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, holding that an individual claiming retaliation has the burden of proving that the retaliation was the determinative factor, not merely a...
Supreme Court Ruling Makes It More Difficult to Hold Employers Liable for Discrimination
On Monday, June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Vance v. Ball State University, limiting the definition of a "supervisor" to those possessing the authority to effect a tangible change in the victim's terms or conditions of employment. The narrowing of...
Favre Drama Provides a Lesson in the Law
Below is an article Kevin Wicka wrote in 2011 after the lawsuit was filed. Editor's note: Kevin Wicka is an attorney with The Tarantino Law Firm who specializes in employment law and cases involving workplace harassment. In advance of Super Bowl Sunday, he shared his...
