Discrimination

  • November 26, 2024

    DraftKings Engineer Says Leave Request Led To Firing

    A former DraftKings engineer alleges the sports betting company fired him after he requested parental leave despite positive reviews, violating the Family and Medical Leave Act, according to a lawsuit removed to Massachusetts federal court.

  • November 26, 2024

    Texas Atty Sanctioned For Citing Bogus Cases After Using AI

    A Texas lawyer pursuing a wrongful termination lawsuit against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has been sanctioned for submitting a brief that included citations to nonexistent cases generated by an artificial intelligence tool, a Texas federal judge ordered this week.

  • November 26, 2024

    Ex-Faegre Drinker Atty Files Disability Bias Suit

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP was hit with a disability discrimination lawsuit on Monday by a Denver attorney who says she was pushed out after seeking accommodations for hip problems.

  • November 26, 2024

    Ex-Regeneron Director Says FMLA Suit Should Stay In Court

    A former Regeneron Pharmaceuticals director asked a New York federal court not to toss her suit, saying she put forward sufficient details to back up her accusations that she was fired for lodging a complaint about her supervisor's abuse and requesting a flexible schedule to care for her daughter.

  • November 26, 2024

    Jackson Lewis Adds Attorney From FordHarrison In Tampa

    Jackson Lewis PC has expanded its counseling and litigation offerings in Florida with the addition of an attorney from FordHarrison LLP.

  • November 26, 2024

    NJ Equal Pay Law Date Will Guide Atty's Discrimination Suit

    Discovery and damages in a former Reed Smith LLP labor and employment attorney's suit claiming gender discrimination will be limited to the effective date of New Jersey equal pay law, a state judge ruled, saying the law doesn't apply retroactively.

  • November 25, 2024

    Ye Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 'Top Model' Contestant

    A model who appeared as a contestant on "America's Next Top Model" sued Universal Music Group Inc. and Ye in New York federal court on Friday, alleging the rapper choked and sexually assaulted her during a music video shoot at the Chelsea Hotel in 2010.

  • November 25, 2024

    Charlie Rose Settles Sexual Harassment Suit On Eve Of Trial

    Longtime talk show host Charlie Rose reached a confidential settlement Sunday to end claims he sexually harassed three former CBS News staffers, averting a looming jury trial set for the next day in New York state court.

  • November 25, 2024

    At Trial, Ex-Clinic Head Accuses Seattle Hospital Of Race Bias

    A Black ex-clinical director told a Washington state jury Monday that a Seattle hospital owes him millions of dollars for failing to address a "culture of racism" targeting him and the patients of color he advocated for while leading a clinic with a purported mission of advancing equity.

  • November 25, 2024

    Boston University Calls For Toss Of Fired Worker's Suit

    Boston University urged a federal court Monday to dismiss a former employee's allegations about a sexual harassment complaint investigation against him, arguing that the toss of a duty of fair representation claim against a Service Employees International Union affiliate spells the end of the suit.

  • November 25, 2024

    Missouri Gender-Affirming Care Ban Upheld As Constitutional

    A Missouri state judge rejected a legal challenge to the state's ban on providing gender-affirming care to minors and adults, finding Monday the court should defer to the Legislature given that challengers hadn't proven the restrictions violated the U.S. Constitution.

  • November 25, 2024

    3rd Circ. Says Steakhouse Worker's Bias Suit Needs 2nd Look

    The Third Circuit revived a lawsuit Monday from a fired restaurant worker who said his gender and Turkish heritage earned him undesirable work assignments, saying his case may have been tossed based on a typographical error on his presuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge.

  • November 25, 2024

    Jury Finds Sex-Specific Customs Officer Shifts Legally Sound

    A Florida federal jury backed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a lawsuit claiming it unlawfully created three women-only assignments at the Port of Tampa, finding the agency had a legitimate reason based on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection policy mandating same-gender searches of passengers.

  • November 25, 2024

    Calif. Board Seeks Comment On AI Rules Amid Pushback

    The California Privacy Protection Agency on Friday opened the public comment period for its latest rulemaking package proposing expansive draft rules regulating technologies fueled by artificial intelligence — including in the employment, education, healthcare, consumer protection, banking and insurance contexts — which business groups have already criticized as being overly broad and burdensome.

  • November 25, 2024

    7th Circ. Says Schwab Race Bias Suit Filed Too Late

    The Seventh Circuit said a Black call center worker can't revive her suit claiming Charles Schwab blocked her from career advancements because of her race, ruling that an attorney's error led her to file the case too late, preventing the court from granting her any leeway.

  • November 25, 2024

    Plumbing Supplier Retaliated After Bias Complaint, Suit Says

    A former sales representative for plumbing supply retailer F.W. Webb Co. says he was forced out of the company after providing a statement to Massachusetts investigators backing up a Black co-worker's discrimination complaint, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in state court.

  • November 25, 2024

    Quarles & Brady Lands Buchalter Employment Duo In Calif.

    Quarles & Brady LLP has brought on a pair of Buchalter PC employment attorneys as partners in its San Diego office, marking the Milwaukee-based firm's latest expansion in the Golden State since arriving there through a merger nearly two years ago.

  • November 25, 2024

    Ex-Fox Rothschild Corp. Head Ends Bias Suit Against Firm

    Fox Rothschild LLP has resolved a discrimination lawsuit with a former head of its corporate department who claimed he was pushed out of the firm after nearly three decades because of his age, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed Monday in New Jersey state court.

  • November 25, 2024

    Hawley Troxell Wants Ex-Paralegal's Suit Trimmed

    Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP asked an Idaho federal judge to dismiss a former paralegal's claims that it retaliated against her for lodging bias complaints and stiffed her on wages.

  • November 25, 2024

    USC Doctor Can't Scrap Suspension Over Slapping Incident

    A California appeals court sided with the University of Southern California in an orthopedic surgeon's suit claiming he was improperly suspended after slapping a female resident, ruling the trial court was right to find he failed to challenge the punishment in a timely manner.

  • November 22, 2024

    'The Future Of Wells Fargo' Sues For Sex Discrimination

    Wells Fargo's former global head of resiliency and continuity sued for gender discrimination in New York federal court on Thursday, saying that despite once being celebrated as "the future of Wells Fargo," her boss repeatedly favored male employees over her and other female employees.

  • November 22, 2024

    11th Circ. Panel Weighs Remanding Florida Trans Health Fight

    The Eleventh Circuit on Friday appeared unlikely to affirm a lower court's ruling to invalidate a Florida state law banning Medicaid payments for gender-affirming medical care, with two judges on the panel asking attorneys for specifics about additional analysis of discriminatory factors on a potential remand.

  • November 22, 2024

    Court Clerk Retains Most Of $6M Sex Harassment Jury Win

    A federal judge said a Tennessee county can't overturn a deputy clerk's nearly $6 million jury win in her case alleging her boss threatened to fire her or block pay raises if she didn't give in to his sexual advances, ruling her "ample evidence" justified the verdict.

  • November 22, 2024

    Duke Health Sacked Worker Over Pregnancy, Suit Claims

    A Duke University-affiliated health network fired a radiology technologist just three days after she disclosed she was pregnant with her second child, according to a lawsuit in North Carolina federal court.

  • November 22, 2024

    Blackberry CEO Escapes Ex-Employee's Sex Harassment Suit

    A California federal judge trimmed a former Blackberry executive's lawsuit claiming she was fired for reporting that the company's CEO sexually harassed her before he assumed the top job, saying she hadn't done enough to bolster her pay discrimination allegation or her discrimination claim against the CEO.

Expert Analysis

  • Key Requirements In New Maryland Pay Transparency Laws

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    Although several jurisdictions now require pay transparency in job advertisements, Maryland's new law is among the broadest in the country, both in terms of what is required and the scope of its applicability, says Sarah Belger at Quarles & Brady.

  • Lessons From EEOC Case Of Fla. Worker Fired After Stillbirth

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    A recent federal court settlement between a Florida resort and a fired line cook shows that the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission sees stillbirth as protected under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, also providing four other important lessons, says Gordon Berger at Pierson Ferdinand.

  • Advising Employers As AI Meets DEI And Discrimination

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    Though companies can use artificial intelligence tools to develop more diverse and inclusive workforces, counsel should also prepare employers for how AI can stymie these efforts, provoke discrimination claims and complicate resulting litigation, says Emily Schifter at Troutman Pepper.

  • A Look At The Hefty Demands In Calif. Employer AI Draft Regs

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    California's draft regulations on artificial intelligence use in employment decisions show that the California Privacy Protection Agency is positioning itself as a de facto AI regulator for the state, which isn't waiting around for federal legislation, says Lily Li at Metaverse Law.

  • Federal Salary History Ban's Reach Is Limited

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    Though a newly effective Office of Personnel Management rule takes important steps by banning federal employers from considering job applicants' nonfederal salary histories, the rule's narrow applicability and overconfidence in the existing system's fairness will likely not end persistent pay inequities, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

  • 2nd Circ. Hostile Workplace Ruling Widens Arbitration Pitfalls

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    The Second Circuit’s recent decision, affirming the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act applies to a worker whose workplace hostility claims arose before the law’s 2022 enactment, widens the scope of the law — and the risks of unenforceable arbitration agreements for employers, say attorneys at Hinshaw.

  • Title VII Compliance Lessons From Raytheon Age Bias Suit

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    A Texas federal court’s recent refusal to dismiss age discrimination claims from a former Raytheon employee, terminated after he admitted to acts that Raytheon says violated its harassment policy, nonetheless illustrates strategies employers can use to protect themselves when facing competing Title VII workplace obligations, say attorneys at Segal McCambridge.

  • How The Presidential Election Will Affect Workplace AI Regs

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    The U.S. has so far adopted a light-handed approach to regulating artificial intelligence in the labor and employment area, but the presidential election is unlikely to have as dramatic of an effect on AI regulations as it may on other labor and employment matters, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Eye On Compliance: ADA Accommodations For Obesity

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    As the classification of "obesity" as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act continues to evolve, employers should note federal district and state court deviations from U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines, which have deemed obesity to be a qualifying impairment, no matter the cause, says Lauren Stadler at Wilson Elser.

  • 3rd. Circ. Ruling Shows Employers Where To Put ADA Focus

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    A recent Third Circuit decision in Morgan v. Allison Crane & Rigging, confirming that the Americans with Disabilities Act protects some temporarily impaired employees, reminds employers to pursue compliance through uniform policies that head off discriminatory decisions, not after-the-fact debates over an individual's disability status, says Joseph McGuire at Freeman Mathis.

  • 11th Circ. Ruling Offers Refresher On 'Sex-Plus' Bias Claims

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    While the Eleventh Circuit’s recent ruling in McCreight v. AuburnBank dismissed former employees’ sex-plus-age discrimination claims, the opinion reminds employers to ensure that workplace policies and practices do not treat a subgroup of employees of one sex differently than the same subgroup of another sex, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Employment Verification Poses Unique Risks For Staffing Cos.

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    All employers face employee verification issues, but a survey of recent settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice's Immigrant and Employee Rights Section suggests that staffing companies' unique circumstances raise the chances they will be investigated and face substantial fines, says Eileen Scofield at Alston & Bird.

  • What To Expect As Worker Bias Suit Heads To High Court

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    The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, which concerns how courts treat discrimination claims brought by majority group plaintiffs, and its decision could eliminate the background circumstances test, but is unlikely to significantly affect employers' diversity programs, say Victoria Slade and Alysa Mo at Davis Wright.