Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Retaliation

EEOC Sues Formel D USA, Inc. for Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/22/2023

Automotive Quality Control Company Failed to Protect Female Employee from Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT – Formel D USA, Inc., an automotive quality control company with locations in...more

Plaintiff’s “Paramour Preference” Plan Panned: 9th Circuit Finds Romantic Relationship Not Enough to Show Discrimination Against...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/9/2021

In another chapter in litigation alliteration, in Maner v. Dignity Health, f/k/a Catholic Healthcare West, the Ninth Circuit held that a male employee’s theory that his supervisor’s long-term romantic relationship with a...more

D.C. District Court Refuses to Issue Preliminary Injunction Against Alleged Retaliation in Sex Discrimination Class Action

BakerHostetler on 7/29/2020

In the 1991 movie “Silence of the Lambs” and the book on which it was based, FBI trainee Clarice Starling is tasked with working with the now-infamous Hannibal Lector to find a serial killer. That movie won a Best Actress...more

EEOC Sues Fermilab For Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/14/2018

Fermilab Denied Promotion to Female Engineer After She Complained About Sex-Based Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ("Fermilab") violated civil rights law by failing...more

Tick, Tock….The EEOC Runs Out The Clock – Fiscal Year 2017 Marks A Last Minute Return To Frantic Filing

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/2/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: With uncertain times and profound changes anticipated for the EEOC, employers anxiously await what enforcement litigation the EEOC has in store. Although 2016 showed a marked decline in filings, fiscal year...more

EEOC Sues Candid Lithio for Sex Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/9/2017

Female Employee Subjected to Sex Discrimination and Discharged Along with Co-Workers Associated with Her, Federal Agency Charges - LAS VEGAS - Candid Lithio, a creative design services company violated federal law when...more

EEOC Sues Apple Metro Restaurant Chain for Sex Discrimination & Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/12/2017

Employee Was Harassed at Hawthorne Applebee's Because of Her Gender Identity And Fired for Objecting, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK - Apple Metro, Inc., which operates several dozen Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill...more

Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2016

Littler on 2/27/2017

This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2016 (hereafter “Report”), our sixth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not...more

Religious Institutions Update: October 2016

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/27/2016

Timely Topics - The final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on May...more

When Is A School District “Deliberately Indifferent” To Student Discrimination Claims?

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 10/2/2015

When a student alleges discrimination within the school environment, the school district may be held liable if it was “deliberately indifferent” to the discrimination. Three recent cases involving allegations of sexual...more

What’s Your Two Cents? Employment Law In The News

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/21/2015

I’ve been vacationing by the shores of Gitche-Gumee this week, so I’m trying to give myself a little blog-cation as well. Here are some entertaining and controversial legal or employment-related developments from the news...more

OFCCP Announces Timeline for Issuing Proposed Rules on President Obama’s Compensation Agenda

Cooley LLP on 6/3/2014

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) plans to issue proposed rules implementing President Obama’s recent executive actions on the compensation practices of federal contractors. ...more

Six Lessons for Franchisors on Avoiding Liability Under Title VII

Baker Donelson on 8/15/2013

Restaurant franchisor Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (BWW) and Buffalo Wild Wings International Inc. were sued in Arizona's federal district court on charges of Title VII violations....more

Oregon Court of Appeals Continues Debate About Status of Wrongful Discharge Claims In Oregon in Kemp v. Masterbrand Cabinets, Inc.

Stoel Rives LLP on 7/25/2013

Last week the Oregon Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Kemp v. Masterbrand Cabinets, Inc., holding that the plaintiff’s common law wrongful discharge claim was not precluded by the statutory remedies then available under...more

It's Just Lunch to Pay $900,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Sex Discrimination Against Men

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/23/2013

Federal Agency Charged Dating Service With Refusing to Hire Men and Retaliating Against a Manager Who Opposed the Discrimination - FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. - It's Just Lunch USA, LLC, a Hallandale Beach-based company that...more

SelectCare Benefits Network Sued by EEOC for Same-Sex Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/1/2013

Female Patient Advocate Was Subjected to Sexual Harassment by Female Supervisor, Retaliated Against for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - AUSTIN, Texas - SelectCare Benefits Network, Inc., an Austin-based broker of...more

Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/24/2013

Male Supervisor Subjected Male Employees to Sexual Touching and Comments, Federal Agency Charges - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc., a Charlotte-based provider of private security and...more

ABC Cake Shop & Bakery in Albuquerque Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $220,000

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/10/2013

Owner Harassed Numerous Female Workers, Including Teens, and Forced Some Women to Quit, Federal Agency Charged - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The ABC Cake Shop & Bakery in Albuquerque, which is owned and operated by Early Bird...more

EEOC Alerts Employers to Potential Title VII and ADA Rights of Employees Who Experience Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or...

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/9/2013

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a “Questions and Answers” document regarding the application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...more

Southern District Of New York Dismisses NYSHRL Claims That Arose Outside New York And Retaliation Claims For Failure To...

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/23/2012

Meyers v. Medco Health Solutions, Inc., No. 09-CV-9216(RKE) (S.D.N.Y. Oct 3, 2012, Eaton, J., sitting by designation from the U.S. Court of International Trade): The plaintiff served as a senior director for the defendant...more

Third-Party Retaliation Claims After Thompson v. North American Stainless

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/9/2012

In Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP (2011), the U.S. Supreme Court gave its stamp of approval to third-party retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The Court thereby resolved a conflict among the...more

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