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In our last post we discussed an incident of alleged sex discrimination against a pregnant woman. Pregnancy discrimination has been against the law since 1964, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, but the subtleties of applying that law … Continue reading →

An employee at marking company was told that not showing up to work for any reason is considered a resignation, according to a secretly taped conversation between a woman and her boss. The woman was requesting to take time off … Continue reading →

This week marks a significant setback in a lawsuit filed against the Centers for Disease Control by a woman who claimed that she was fired from her job because of her religious beliefs. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act … Continue reading →

A House Ethics Committee investigation will look in to the merit of the claims by a Helsinki Commission staff member that Congressman Hastings doled out unwanted hugs and made sexually suggestive comments. The complaints date back to 2007, when the … Continue reading →

Three employees are accusing a school district of systemic discrimination against African Americans. The suit claims that administrators used racial slurs, deprived the employees of opportunities, retaliated against them and their families, and tried to remove them from their jobs. … Continue reading →

In our last post we discussed the basics of a “failure to hire” claim based on racial discrimination and the recent racial discrimination lawsuit settlement involving Pepsi Beverages Co. The hiring policy which formed the basis of the settlement involved … Continue reading →

Pepsi Beverages Co. is one of the most recent high-profile corporations which was caught engaging in racial discrimination. Racial discrimination, which is negative or unfair treatment on the basis of an employee’s race, is present in both small companies and … Continue reading →

We have spent a considerable amount of time on sexual harassment cases in previous posts. Sexual harassment is among the many different types of harassment that New Orleans women are commonly subjected to. Another common form of harassment in Louisiana … Continue reading →

An Italian restaurant chain recently settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC alleges that female employees were subjected to egregious forms of harassment which were ignored by the management of the chain. … Continue reading →

In our last post we discussed the sexual harassment allegations lodged by Jodie Fisher against former HP CEO Mark Hurd. The actress was hired as a contractor who would introduce customers to Hurd at important HP events. Fisher alleges that … Continue reading →