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November 22, 2024
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.
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November 22, 2024
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.
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November 22, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday urged the Tenth Circuit to revive an occupational therapist's lawsuit claiming a colleague inappropriately touched her and that she was fired after she reported the co-worker's harassment, arguing the trial court used the wrong standard when it tossed her retaliation claim.
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November 22, 2024
Emory University was sued in Georgia federal court Thursday by a former employee who alleged the college's inaugural vice provost for career and professional development discriminated against white employees, treating them less favorably in investigations, discipline, hiring and promotions.
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November 22, 2024
A Florida long-term care facility urged the Eleventh Circuit to overturn an arbitration award that required the company to rehire a nursing assistant it accused of discriminatory behavior, saying the arbitrator exceeded his authority in making that determination.
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November 22, 2024
A former executive of a Texas legal tech company needn't arbitrate her sexual harassment claims outside court, a New York federal judge determined on Thursday, though he also dismissed some of her claims.
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November 22, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday it appointed a former U.S. Department of Labor judge who previously worked as a Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner to lead its program reviewing appeals from federal workers and applicants.
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November 22, 2024
In the next two weeks, attorneys should keep an eye out for the potential pause on discovery in a U.S. citizen discrimination proposed class action against Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
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November 22, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, the NBA settles a high-profile suit regarding its new media rights deal, and Netflix's buggy presentation of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws a proposed class action.
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November 22, 2024
Conservative lawmakers on Capitol Hill have launched a fervent campaign to bar transgender people from bathrooms that match their gender identity, but experts say inclusive facilities don't cause problems in private workplaces and employers shouldn't be policing restrooms.
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November 22, 2024
A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo must continue litigating her suit accusing the state of failing to address Cuomo's inappropriate comments and sexual advances, a state judge ruled, finding it's too early to declare victory for either side.
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November 22, 2024
A California appeals court upheld a trial court's order that a mortgage lender cannot arbitrate a worker's suit alleging she was wrongfully fired after a cancer diagnosis, ruling the former employee cast enough doubt about the signature on the deal to keep her case in court.
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November 22, 2024
This week, the Second Circuit will consider arguments to revive a race discrimination and retaliation suit brought by a former doctor at a New York clinic who claims he was discriminated against and ultimately fired because of his race.
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November 22, 2024
Employers need to be mindful of an emerging split in the courts on whether the federal ban on arbitrating sexual misconduct claims means wage and hour claims in the same case can also go to court — a new frontier in the constantly evolving arbitration landscape.
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November 21, 2024
A New York federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday by a former assistant to Columbia Records chief executive Ron Perry who claimed she was forced to resign after pushing back on hiring practices that discriminated against non-Black applicants, after Sony Music and the other parties informed the court they reached a settlement.
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November 21, 2024
A California jury has awarded $34.7 million to a former Walmart truck driver, finding that the retailer defamed him when it falsely accused him of fraud and fired him after he was injured on the job and filed a worker's compensation claim.
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November 21, 2024
A subsidiary of car parts retailer AutoZone Inc. struck a deal to end a sex, gender and age bias suit from a former district manager who said the company fired her and replaced her with a younger worker, according to a filing in California federal court.
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November 21, 2024
A union was not motivated by bias when it stopped fighting for an Ohio prison guard's rehire while continuing to fight for her co-worker's, the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday, upholding a federal judge's ruling in favor of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association.
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November 21, 2024
A California federal judge denied class certification to ex-Twitter employees accusing the social media company now owned by Elon Musk and renamed X Corp. of stalling their employment disputes, saying some putative class members are already seeking arbitration outside the Golden State or trying to pursue their claims in court.
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November 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that it has released a new guide to help federal contractors in the construction industry tamp down on harassment, becoming the latest federal anti-discrimination agency during President Joe Biden's administration to draw attention to the issue.
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November 21, 2024
The AFL-CIO, SEIU, American Civil Liberties Union, and several business groups and nonprofits have urged a Texas federal court not to scrap U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court's Bostock decision, arguing the guidelines provide critical advice on preventing workplace harassment.
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November 21, 2024
An arbitrator disregarded evidence and the Family and Medical Leave Act when she ordered Unilever to reinstate a worker the company had fired for allegedly falsifying company records, the company told a Missouri federal court, urging it to nix the award.
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November 21, 2024
Four former employees of Boston-based ezCater are suing the online catering service, alleging that it engaged in discrimination based on their gender, race and pregnancy, then retaliated when they complained.
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November 21, 2024
A New Jersey federal judge has tossed a lawsuit alleging a longtime Fox Chase Cancer Center employee was ousted by a new supervisor for taking sick time, ruling the employee failed to establish the defendants conducted any business in New Jersey.
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November 21, 2024
A Los Angeles judge sanctioned two of Ye's companies Thursday after they "simply ignored" discovery requests in a former employee's lawsuit alleging widespread racism, antisemitism and homophobia on the part of the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.