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Discrimination
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California Employment Law Update
Eddie Money Beats Discrimination Lawsuit Based On Free Speech Right
By Tony Oncidi
Symmonds v. Mahoney, 31 Cal. App. 5th 1096 (2019) After 41 years, singer/songwriter Edward Joseph Mahoney (aka "Eddie Money") terminated the employment of Glenn Symmonds (the band's drummer) in response…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Will Whites Be Stereotyped as Corrupt Because of Felicity Huffman?
In "Will Whites Be Stereotyped as Corrupt Because of Felicity Huffman?" in the Diverse Issues of Higher Education, Frank Wu (UC Hastings), considers the unlikelihood of racial stereotyping in the…
Religion Clause
Supreme Court Denies Review In B&B’s Refusal To Rent To Lesbian Couple
The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in Aloha Bed & Breakfast v. Cervelli, (Docket No. 18-451, certiorari denied 3/18/2019). (Order List). In the case, a Hawaii sate appeals court held that…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Hair Styles May Be Protected Under Discrimination Laws
By Lee Tankle
Q: Is it lawful to require employees or applicants to style their hair in a certain manner? A: As with most employment-related questions, the answer is it depends. While employers are…
Workforce Bulletin
EEO-1 “Part 2” Pay Data Report Roars Back to Life
In a stinging rebuke of the Trump Administration’s attempt to remove burdensome regulations on employers, Judge Tanya Chutkan, a District Court judge in the District of Columbia this week reinstated…
Religion Clause
House Passes Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and Other Bigotry
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 407-23 passed House Resolution 183 (full text) condemning anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against other minorities as contrary to the…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate EEOC Pay Reporting Rule by Gender and Race
By Tracy Thomas
Wash Post, "Victory for Equal Pay": Judge Rules Trump Administration Must Require Companies to Report Pay by Gender, RaceA federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate an…
Employment Law Business Guide
Will Massachusetts Outlaw Discrimination Based on Height and Weight?
A bill recently filed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, if passed, would prohibit discrimination on the basis of height and weight. The proposed legislation would add height and weight…
Carmody @ Work
New York City Releases Guidance On Race Discrimination On The Basis of Hair
By Alan H. Bowie, Jr., Sarah S. Healey
In February, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, released guidance that defines race discrimination to include discrimination based on natural hair and hairstyles. Under this guidance, the New…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
A 💩 disability discrimination case
A call center employee, suffering from Crohn's Disease, asks his manager for some flexibility in the company's break schedules or other accommodations for his bathroom needs. Instead, his supervisor accuses…