Topic
Discrimination
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Workplace Sexual Harassment Law
Mediation in Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Cases
Q&A with Mediator Robert Dulberg Whether you have filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations, in the middle of litigation,…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
New York State Trial Court: Supporting Trump is Not a Religion
By Evan Seeman
New York Post reports that a New York state trial court judge tossed a discrimination lawsuit brought by Greg Piatek, a President Trump supporter, against a West Village bar. According…
Employer Labor Relations
The NLRB Bolsters Unions’ Ability to Investigate Discrimination and Pay Equity Concerns through Requests for Information
By: Kyllan Kershaw & Kaitlyn Whiteside Seyfarth Synopsis: In Colorado Symphony Association, 366 NLRB No. 60 (April 13, 2018), the NLRB found that an employer had an obligation to disclose information…
The Right Coast
College hosts no-whites-allowed pool party – The College Fix
A private college in California will be hosting a pool party later today at which white people will be excluded, with only people who identify as POC permitted to attend.via…
Employment & Labor
The other side of diversity
Workplace diversity has two sides.One side says that employers cannot discriminate against minorities. The other says that employers cannot discriminate against non-minorities in favor of minorities.Some people call this reverse…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
From Blind Auditions to Fighting the Gender Pay Gap
Recently, I watched Marin Alsop conduct the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO). I recalled the hype when she was appointed as the BSO’s first female music director in 2005.[1] In January…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Leveling Down Gender Equality
By Tracy Thomas
My latest article thinking about gender and remedies.Tracy A. Thomas, Leveling Down Gender EqualityIntroductionThe Supreme Court resurrected its “leveling down” jurisprudence in 2017 when it remedied an equal protection violation of…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Fair Housing Act Turns 50 and Continues to Evolve
Musicians need to practice their instruments, both to learn music and to hone their craft. A beginner’s practice might be difficult to listen to, but beginners usually do not practice…
Litigators at Work
Well-Documented Investigation and Carefully Written Policies Give Win to School District Against Discrimination, Retaliation Claims
By Martin W. Aron, Abraham N. Saiger
Following nearly 10 days of witness testimony, a jury in Denton, Texas, has ruled in favor of the Denton Independent School District (ISD), and rejected an ISD para-professional’s claim…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Do Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Disadvantage Women and Minorities
By Tracy Thomas
Charles Craver, Do Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Disadvantage Women and Minorities?When different legal controversies arise, parties frequently employ alternative dispute resolution procedures to resolve them. Yet some members of ethnic minority…