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Discrimination
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Davis+Gilbert PERKS
EEOC Sues Employer Over Gender Identity Harassment and Constructive Discharge
Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against an employer for allegedly permitting, enabling, and participating in years-long acts of gender identity-based discrimination and harassment, which ultimately…
Consumer Finance Monitor
This week’s podcast episode: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s use of unfairness to regulate discriminatory conduct: a discussion of the consumer and industry perspectives
Our special guest is Jeff Sovern, Professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. In March 2022, the CFPB announced that it had revised its exam…
Levy Employment Law Blog
NYS Restricts Hush Money for Workplace Complaints of Harassment and Discrimination
By Tracey Levy
Are our case studies too obvious? Are we now at a point where everyone understands that sexual harassment is not acceptable? Should our harassment prevention workshops be focused less on…
Employment Law Lookout
White Employee Fired Amidst Corporate Diversity Initiative Wins Discrimination Claim But Loses Multi-Million Dollar Punitive Damage Award
By Alex J. Reganata and Barry J. Miller Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiff, a white man, was a strong performer in his role before he was fired and replaced by three women,…
Immigration Blog
Justice Department Issues Employer Fact Sheet on Discrimination and Form I-9 Software Programs
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a new Employer Fact Sheet alerting employers about avoiding unlawful discrimination and other Form I-9 violations when using commercial or proprietary programs to…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
New Bill Attacks Non-Disclosure Agreements and Would Protect Those Who “Reasonably Believe” Discrimination Occurred
It's March and things are heating up at the General Assembly so let's get right at the bills that employers should be aware of. Senate Bill 4 -- which is…
California Employment Law Update
Broadway Actor’s Race Discrimination Claims Sent Back to the Underworld in the Face of Producer’s First Amendment Rights
By Tony Oncidi, Dixie Morrison
A federal court in New York has held that a Broadway musical’s casting decisions—specifically replacing one actor with another actor of a different race—are shielded by the First Amendment from…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Nurse Wins $41M Jury Verdict Against Kaiser Permanente in Discrimination and Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
By Anne Hall
A jury has ordered Kaiser Permanente, a California health care provider, to pay a former charge nurse more than $41 million in damages for her age and disability discrimination, harassment,…
Religion Clause
USCIRF Ends Saudi Visit After Its Jewish Chairman Was Told to Remove His Kippah in Public Places
In a press release issued Monday, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said that last week it ended an official visit to Saudi Arabia early after the delegation was…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 47: 2024 Preview: Discrimination Class Action Litigation
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Zev Grumet-Morris and Derek Franklin with their discussion of…