Hiring & Firing, Sex Discrimination

EEOC General Counsel Offers Enforcement Insights

by Kelly Kolb | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/10/2013

EEOC General Counsel, P. David Lopez, spoke at this year’s Florida Bar Advanced Labor Topics Seminar, and offered insights into the issues of interest to the EEOC’s attorneys. The areas of interest were broken down into 4...more

EEOC Sues QSI/Stellar Management Group for Sex Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/13/2013

Female Supervisor Fired by Manager Who Wanted a Man in Her Position, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Stellar Management Group, Inc., doing business as QSI, a contract sanitations services company that provides...more

California Supreme Court Upholds “Mixed Motive” Defense in Employment Discrimination Cases

by Esra Hudson, Alison White | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/11/2013

In a long-awaited ruling issued Thursday, February 7, 2013, the California Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeal's decision overturning a damages verdict against the City of Santa Monica, finding that employers may...more

Employment Law Newsletter: February 2013

by Laura Flynn, Christine Balbo Reed, Steve Werth | Low, Ball & Lynch on 2/11/2013

In this issue: -Inspection of Personnel Records (AB 2674) -Wage Statements (AB1744) -Disclosure of Social Media Passwords (AB 1844) -Criminal History Information Requirements (AB 2343) -Human...more

The Second Obama Term: New Employment Protections for LGBT Individuals Possible

by Morgan Lewis on 1/30/2013

President Barack Obama's second term will likely bring new employment protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. President Barack Obama's election in 2008 ushered in a period of increased...more

OFCCP Announces 2013 Agenda

by Carolyn Doppelt Gray, Lawrence Lorber, Katharine Parker, Leslie Silverman, Joshua Stein, Allan Weitzman | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/24/2013

On December 21, 2012, the Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") published its 2013 regulatory goals in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("Unified Agenda"), as required by Executive...more

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

by 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

Sixth Circuit Issues Second Victory to EEOC in Sex Discrimination Case Against Cintas Corp.

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/21/2013

Court Denies Rehearing of Its Earlier Ruling Allowing Systemic Hiring Discrimination Case and Overturning Award of Attorney's Fees; Cintas CEO Likely to be Deposed - WASHINGTON - In a second victory for the U.S. Equal...more

California Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement

by Tracey Fagelbaum | Proskauer - California Employment Law on 1/14/2013

Maribel Baltazar sued her former employer, Forever 21, Inc., alleging she was constructively discharged and subjected to discrimination and harassment based on her race and sex....more

Employment Law Blog: Attraction and Jealousy - Not Discrimination

by Becky Knutson | Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/12/2013

The Iowa Supreme Court decision in Nelson v. James H. Knight DDS, P.C., et al, filed December 21, 2012, has drawn national attention for the holding that the termination of Nelson’s employment was not in violation of the Iowa...more

Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Beautiful: Termination Based on "Irresistible Attraction" is Not Unlawful Sex Discrimination

by Martha J. Zackin | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 1/4/2013

Christmas came a few days early for Iowan employers, when the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a male employer acted legally when he fired a female employee because he had become irresistibly attracted to her – a situation the...more

Yes, Dear, I Will Fire My Employee Because She is "Hot"

by Richard D. Tuschman | Akerman Senterfitt on 1/2/2013

Can a boss fire an employee simply because he finds her attractive? Yes, according to the Iowa Supreme Court in a recent decision, Nelson v. James H. Knight, DDS (Iowa, December 21, 2012). And, lest you conclude that the...more

Too Sexy To Work Here: Fired For Being Attractive

by Michael Kelsheimer | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 12/31/2012

Melissa Nelson is “devastated” according to ABC News. She was fired from her job as a dental assistant after 10 years of service because her male employer found her attractive and felt termination necessary to protect his...more

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

by 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

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