Discrimination / Harassment

Employers must advise courts of EEOC complaints

06/04/2019

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled June 3 that employers that are sued for employment discrimination under Title VII must tell the court early on whether the employee who is suing has also filed an EEOC complaint. If they don’t raise the issue then, they lose the right to do so.

Settlement: Dads have paid leave rights, too

06/04/2019

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase must pay $5 million to settle claims it discriminated against men who wanted to take time off after their children were born, but were granted less generous leave benefits than new moms received.

Beware ‘back-door’ bias claims under Section 1981

05/31/2019

A growing number of employees are taking a back-door approach to filing racial bias suits, one with the potential for a bigger windfall.

Court: Sexual orientation bias isn’t sex bias

05/31/2019

In a case with an unusual twist, a federal appeals court has ruled that Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination doesn’t extend to discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Using staffing firm won’t let you off the hook

05/23/2019

Some employers believe buying labor through a staffing or temp agency can insulate them from legal liability. They’re wrong! In fact, both the staffing company and its client may get caught up in litigation over alleged discrimination.

‘Equality Act’ would make anti-gay discrimination unlawful

05/21/2019

Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity would be a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act if legislation that passed May 17 in the House of Representatives becomes law.

New risk: EEOC now suing over small claims

05/16/2019

Employers haven’t worried as much about being sued by the EEOC in smaller, less unique cases in which workers had to rely on finding an attorney willing to take their case. But that’s all changing.

More than half of employers working to fix pay equity

05/14/2019

60% of employers say they’ve actively worked in recent years to address pay inequality, according to a new Korn Ferry/WorldatWork survey.

Complaints at tony Manhattan salon led to hair ordinance

05/06/2019

Discrimination complaints from employees of the exclusive salon Sharon Dorram Color at Sally Hershberger contributed to a New York City Human Rights Commission decision earlier this year to label hair discrimination as a form of racial discrimination.

Always respond to harassment charges, including same-sex incidents