In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the prohibition on employment discrimination “because of sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act extends to discrimination against gay and transgender individuals. ...
Pronoun wars in the workplace are heating up. American workers are increasingly identifying as transgender, an umbrella term covering a wide range of gender identity and gender expression that differs from what society typically associates ...
A federal appeals court recently affirmed the right of a staffing company to sue for race discrimination if they are harmed by their customer’s discriminatory placement requests. Officials of White Glove Staffing (“White Glove”) met ...
What if Congress passed a nondiscrimination law and nobody paid any attention? That may be the primary impact of the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). GINA bans discrimination on the basis of ...
Despite the enormous amount of employment litigation in our courts, a recent Federal Appeals Court decision reminds us that not every negative interaction at work gives an employee the keys to the court room. High ...
A former St. Paul Public Schools teacher will get his day in court on race discrimination and whistleblower claims despite just the barest showing of adverse employment action against him. Aaron Benner is an African-American ...
The Eighth Circuit recently ruled that while complaining about discrimination can be a protected activity, not all complaints about discrimination are protected. Here’s how that distinction was made. Tracy Harrell, a lead customer service representative ...
A Federal Appeals Court approved a jury verdict that awarded a harassment claimant one single dollar for actual damages but a whopping $250,000 for punitive damages because the employer did not take the issue of ...
