U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. SCOTT MEDICAL HEALTH CENTER, P.C.

  1. November 17, 2017

    EEOC Wins Sex Orientation Bias Suit Against Pa. Health Clinic

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission notched a win Thursday as a Pennsylvania federal judge slapped a Pittsburgh-area medical clinic with a statutory maximum fine after agreeing that a gay former employee was subjected to harassment and discriminatory treatment based on his sexual orientation.

  2. November 04, 2016

    Title VII Includes Sexual Orientation Bias, Pa. Judge Says

    A Pittsburgh medical health center could not toss a Title VII sex discrimination suit brought by the EEOC on behalf of a gay individual after a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday said discrimination based on sexual orientation constitutes sex stereotyping prohibited by law.

  3. June 02, 2016

    LGBT Bias Inherently Gender-Based, EEOC Tells Court

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked a Pennsylvania federal court to not dismiss one of the agency's first cases alleging sexual orientation-based discrimination violates civil rights law, saying LGBT employment protections are subsumed under federal safeguards against gender bias.

  4. March 02, 2016

    EEOC's Landmark LGBT Suits Turn Up Heat On Employers

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed its first lawsuits accusing employers of gender bias for discriminating against employees for their sexual orientation, a move attorneys say sends a signal that the agency will be aggressive in its enforcement of how employers treat their LGBT workers.

  5. March 01, 2016

    Historic EEOC Suits Apply Gender Bias To Sexual Orientation

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed its first lawsuits accusing employers of gender bias for discriminating against employees for their sexual orientation, the workplace discrimination watchdog announced Tuesday.