WHAT CONSTITUTES AS “PROTECTED ACTIVITY” UNDER TITLE VII?
- posted: Mar. 31, 2015
- Hostile Work Environment
Hostile work environment occurs when harassment or unlawful discrimination creates an offensive, oppressive, or distressing atmosphere for an employee. It is illegal for an employer to allow a hostile work Read More
NYPD COP RECEIVES $110k IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE
- posted: Mar. 26, 2015
- Sexual Harassment
The city will pay an NYPD cop $110,000 as part of a settlement in a sexual harassment case. The police officer, Jazmia Inserillo, claimed that she was sexually harassed by Read More
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL SETTLES BREAST CANCER DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR $300,000
- posted: Mar. 24, 2015
- Disability Discrimination
Recently, a children’s hospital in California settled a disability discrimination lawsuit with a former employee who was fired because she needed extra time to receive treatment for breast cancer. According Read More
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT NOW INCLUDES SAME-SEX COUPLES
- posted: Mar. 20, 2015
- FMLA
On February 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it would change its definition of “spouse” under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include employees in Read More
NEW BAR EXCLUSIVELY HIRES WAITERS OVER THE AGE OF 50
- posted: Mar. 20, 2015
- Employee Rights
A new bar in Barcelona, Entrepanes Díaz, has made headlines for only hiring waiters over the age of 50. The move is an unusual one for a business in the Read More
KLEINER PERKINS CASE SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN SILICON VALLEY
- posted: Mar. 12, 2015
- Uncategorized
Recently, a jury heard arguments in a gender discrimination case against one of the most prominent venture-capital firms in Silicon Valley, Kleiner Perkins. The plaintiff, Ellen Pao, filed the case Read More
CAN MUSLIM WOMEN BE DENIED EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE SHE WEARS A HIBAJ?
- posted: Mar. 11, 2015
- Uncategorized
On February 25th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. The EEOC claimed that Read More
EMPLOYEES SUE MCDONALDS OVER RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- posted: Mar. 09, 2015
- Sexual Harassment
On January 22, 2015, ten former McDonald’s employees sued the fast-food chain for racism and sexual harassment. The plaintiffs, nine African-American workers and one Hispanic worker, claimed that they experienced Read More
IS IT ILLEGAL FOR CUSTOMERS TO SEXUALLY HARASS EMPLOYEES?
- posted: Mar. 03, 2015
- Sexual Harassment
A common misconception is that employment law only protects employees from sexual harassment when the harasser is somebody who works in the same company. However, the law also protects employees Read More
WHAT PROTECTIONS DO TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS HAVE IN THE WORKPLACE?
- posted: Feb. 25, 2015
- Employment Law, Employee Rights
A recent lawsuit and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint have caused the Justice Department to clarify the stance of the federal government on gender identity discrimination in the workplace. Leyth Read More
