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Discrimination / Harassment

Religiously affiliated organizations in Texas enjoy broad exemption from some lawsuits

06/27/2018
The ecclesiastical abstention doctrine essentially says that government cannot interfere unduly with how a religious organization operates. It provides protection for seemingly ordinary employment decisions that religious organizations make.

Typo in tax reform law could penalize harassment victims

06/27/2018
Last year’s comprehensive tax reform bill was rushed through Congress in record time. Predictably, that meant errors crept into the legislation—and some of them have had severe consequences.

EEOC settles pregnancy bias lawsuit in San Diego

06/26/2018
Tarr & Zenith, a defunct dietary supplement company in San Diego, has agreed to settle charges it discriminated against two pregnant workers.

Assemble objective data to justify disciplinary and termination decisions

06/26/2018
Employers that have solid, objective information about poor performance seldom lose lawsuits over the firing of a sub-par employee. Just one caveat: The more objective the data, the better.

Bill would lower standard for harassment complaints

06/26/2018
A bill before the Minnesota legislature would establish a lower bar for sexual harassment victims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act than the one required to file claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Avoid discrimination lawsuits! Beware hiring below minimum job requirements

06/26/2018
If you rejected an applicant early in the hiring process because he or she didn’t meet your stated minimum requirements, but then hired someone else who also didn’t meet them, then the rejected applicant may have a potential discrimination lawsuit.

EEOC flexes muscle with 5 harassment suits

06/21/2018
The EEOC wants to make it clear: Regardless of which way the political winds blow, it still takes workplace harassment seriously.

EEOC revives task force on sexual harassment

06/21/2018
The EEOC has reconvened its Select Task Force on Sexual Harassment in response to the momentum generated by the #MeToo movement.

Netflix premieres new anti-harassment policies

06/19/2018
Workers on Netflix film production crews in the United Kingdom aren’t supposed to look at one another for longer than five seconds, according to new anti-harassment guidelines first reported by the British tabloid “The Sun.”

Lawsuits filed against Queens principal cost city $600,000

06/14/2018
The city has paid $605,000 since 2013 to settle four lawsuits accusing Howard Kwait of sexual harassment.