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Discrimination / Harassment

Ever wonder what’s on those trading floor notes?

08/01/2007

A Long Island woman has filed suit against Banc of America Securities, alleging the company “left her to hang out to dry and get punished by her co-workers” after she made a sexual-harassment complaint …

Maid seeking to attend mass appeals to lower authority

08/01/2007

Yolanda Pozo, a Cuban native and devout Catholic, worked as a maid at a New York hotel. When she started in 2001, she worked Monday through Friday. Her schedule did not conflict with her church attendance, but …

When posting jobs, spell out negatives as well as positives

08/01/2007

Do you spell out all the details about the internal job opportunities you make available? If you don’t, you should
—including the negatives …

Did employee file small claims case? You may get later lawsuit tossed

08/01/2007

One cardinal rule of law is this: You can only be sued once for all claims related to a particular wrong …

Pregnancy discrimination costs Kohl’s a $2.1 million verdict

08/01/2007

An Akron woman who worked for 10 years as an assistant manager at seven Kohl’s department stores sued for pregnancy discrimination after she was repeatedly passed over for store manager positions …

Humiliation, not just physical threats, can be harassment

08/01/2007

Train supervisors to be on the lookout for all forms of sexual harassment, not just blatant abuse …

Florida passes domestic-Abuse law granting victims time off

08/01/2007
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Underage teen sues McDonald’s franchise over sex with boss

08/01/2007

A teenage girl who worked in a Coral Springs McDonald’s is suing the franchise holder after her store manager, Hector Figueroa, carried on a sexual relationship with her for nearly a year …

Vague complaints not enough to trigger retaliation protection

08/01/2007

Most discrimination laws include a provision that makes it illegal to retaliate against employees who complain about discrimination …

Pregnancy Discrimination Act doesn’t apply to partner of pregnant woman

08/01/2007

The federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) protects women from discrimination based on pregnancy or the ability to become pregnant. But men who are fired while their girlfriends or wives are pregnant can’t bring a PDA lawsuit …