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Discrimination / Harassment

What’s in a name?

10/04/2022
A new study suggests that a tricky name can hurt someone’s chances of getting a callback.

EEOC says HR director fired for her age

10/04/2022
Fischer Connectors fired its HR director because of her age (67), a violation of federal law, the EEOC charges in a September lawsuit.

Contract lapse can trigger employment suit

09/29/2022
Some employers assume that if they provide time-limited employment contracts, they can let those contracts expire without worrying about being sued for workplace discrimination. After all, when an employer and an individual sign a contract with an end date, it should follow that once that date comes and goes, neither has an obligation to the other, right?

EEOC takes on Chili’s in teen worker case

09/29/2022
Two recently filed lawsuits against Chili’s restaurants demonstrate the EEOC’s commitment to new workers.

Sexual harassment case underscores importance of training

09/28/2022
Lowe’s will pay $700,000 to settle a sexual harassment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. EEOC, charging that the hardware chain allowed sexual harassment to occur at its Lake Havasu City, Arizona, location for several years.

Of balls and strikes, discrimination and documentation

09/22/2022
Major League Baseball has an umpire problem this season. However, one umpire has drawn the ire of players and fans for decades—and he has been embroiled in a discrimination lawsuit against Major League Baseball since 2017.

Religious beliefs: A matter of conscience?

09/22/2022
A newly filed lawsuit says CVS Health violated Virginia law when it dismissed a nurse practitioner who declined to prescribe or administer abortion-inducing drugs because of her religious beliefs as a Catholic.

Sexual harassment + retaliation = EEOC lawsuit

09/22/2022
A female employee was sexually harassed, then transferred and denied promotional opportunity because she complained. That triple whammy violation of federal law resulted in an EEOC lawsuit filed in early September.

Pay disparity lawsuit blooms

09/22/2022
A class action filed on Sept. 8 for claims under the Equal Pay Act asserts that women in managerial positions are paid at a lower rate than men in managerial positions.

Avoid letting client prejudice send you to court

09/22/2022
Here’s a warning about indulging prejudices. Judges don’t want to hear the excuse that you discriminated against a protected class member because your customer, patient or client demanded you do.