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Discrimination
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The Right Coast
19 Insane Tidbits From Damore Suit About Google’s Office Environment
Details from diversity training sessions, accounts of alleged reverse discrimination, and screenshots of internal communications on company forums and message boards in the lawsuit cast the company culture as extremely…
California Workplace Law Blog
Obesity Discrimination Claims Allowed to Proceed Under California Law
By Susan E. Groff, Benjamin A. Tulis
Is obesity a disability under California law? Are a supervisor’s alleged “fat remarks” sufficient evidence of disability discrimination? On December 21, 2017, a California Appellate Court published an extensive decision regarding…
The Right Coast
James Damore files class action lawsuit against Google for discrimination
James Damore, the Google engineer who was fired after his internal memo criticizing the company's diversity efforts went viral, has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the company. Damore's original…
The Right Coast
James Damore files class action lawsuit against Google for discrimination
James Damore, the Google engineer who was fired after his internal memo criticizing the company's diversity efforts went viral, has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the company. Damore's original…
Employment Law Worldview
When taking a stand on discrimination becomes misconduct
Rochford – v – WNS Global Services is a small (9 page) but perfectly formed UK Court of Appeal decision around when you can stand on your principles in the…
The Right Coast
Native American professor tormented white student over Aztec mascot, state agency rules | Fox News
The California Department of Justice concluded a white student was discriminated against and harassed by a Native American lecturer at San Diego State University. A six-month investigation by the department…
The Right Coast
Native American professor tormented white student over Aztec mascot, state agency rules | Fox News
The California Department of Justice concluded a white student was discriminated against and harassed by a Native American lecturer at San Diego State University. A six-month investigation by the department…
South Florida Trial Practice
$135,000 Fine Upheld Against Oregon Bakers Who Refused to Bake Cake for Same-Sex Couple
I've posted before here on the Oregon wedding cake case (not to be confused with the Colorado wedding cake case that went to the Supreme Court). Now comes recent news…
California Employment Law Update
Los Angeles Jury Awards $17.4 Million to Sanitation Bureau Employee
By Tony Oncidi
Continuing an alarming recent pattern of multi-million dollar jury awards (see our earlier post), a Los Angeles jury panel recently awarded $17.4 million to a former employee of the Bureau…
Wiley Executive Summary
Insured’s Late Notice of Original Discrimination Charges Bars Coverage for Related Lawsuits
In a win for Wiley Rein’s client, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, applying North Carolina law, has held that an insurer owed no…