Topic

Reverse Discrimination

53 published works

Immigration Blog August 31, 2012
Reverse Discrimination Is Discrimination where Immigration Violations Are Present
By Amy L. Peck, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Reverse discrimination is defined as the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously. Reverse discrimination is often alleged, but difficult to…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog October 20, 2011
Austin, Texas Settles Reverse Discrimination Suit
By Thomas J. Crane
The City of Austin, Texas settled a discrimination lawsuit against the Fire Department for $850,000. See Austin American Statesman report. The lawsuit had been filed by two white Fire Battalion…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog July 28, 2011
BREAKING: Ricci v. DeStefano Plaintiffs Accept Offers Of Judgment
By Daniel Schwartz
News outlets this morning reported that the plaintiffs (a group of firefighters in New Haven) in the Ricci v. DeStefano reverse discrimination case were awarded damages of about $2 million…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor July 19, 2011
Changing Gears in Reverse Discrimination Claims: Differences under Michigan and Federal Law
By Jason Shinn
A Flint jury recently awarded $535,000 to a white former employee wrongfully fired after making a racial comment. This verdict also highlights important differences when it comes to reverse discrimination claims…
Labor Law Prof Blog May 19, 2011
By Workplace Prof
When is an action taken because an employee is black not because of race? While many of us would have thought the answer was never, the Tenth Circuit recently disagreed.…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog November 17, 2009
Black Firefighters Move to Intervene in Ricci v. DeStefano
By Daniel Schwartz
Yesterday, a group of black firefighters filed a motion to intervene in the Ricci v. DeStefano case claiming their rights will be "irrevocably impaired " if they aren't allowed to…
Iowa Employment Law Blog July 15, 2009
Mid-Summer Employment Law Update
By Patrick Smith
Between a busy trial schedule and the other distractions of summer, we have been a little delinquent in keeping you up to date during the past couple of weeks. We…
InsureReinsure July 2, 2009
A Catch-22 for Employers: Supreme Court Rules Against City of New Haven in Reverse Discrimination Case
By Troutman Pepper Locke
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court in Ricci v. DeStefano offered little in the way of practical guidance to employers walking the fine line of race-neutral hiring…
The Right Coast June 17, 2009
A Perfect Storm of Reverse DiscriminationMike Rappaport
By Thomas A. Smith
The Sotomayor nomination seems to be dominated by the issue of reverse discrimination. Consider: 1. Sotomayor is regularly reported to have been chosen in part because she is hispanic. 2.…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog May 27, 2009
Ricci v. DeStefano – How a Little Case Out of New Haven Has Become A “Big Deal”; And Should It Be One?
By Daniel Schwartz
Over the last 24 hours, much virtual ink has been spilled on a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, Ricci v. DeStefano, because Judge Sonia Sotomayor -- one of…