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Supreme Court Narrows Definition of “Supervisor” Under Title VII

Leave a Comment / Title VII / By max cyril

Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court narrowed the definition of “supervisor” for purposes of employment-related claims. Specifically, on Monday, June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in Vance v. Ball State University, et al., that, under the federal Title VII discrimination statute, an employer can be held vicariously liable for an employee’s unlawful …

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EEOC Issues Revised Publications Regarding the Employment Rights of People with Specific Disabilities

Leave a Comment / Americans With Disabilities Act / By max cyril

On May 15, 2013, the EEOC issued a press release announcing revised publications regarding employment rights for four categories of individuals with specific disabilities. The publications address how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to applicants and employees with cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities. According to the EEOC, “nearly 34 million Americans have been diagnosed with cancer, …

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EEOC Can Use Teamsters-style Pattern-or-Practice Theory under Title VII § 706

Leave a Comment / unions, workplace issues / By max cyril

Serrano sued in a class action claiming sex discrimination and the EEOC intervened. The trial court ruled for the employer on a number of issues; the 6th Circuit reversed. Serrano and EEOC v. Cintas Corp (6th Cir 11/09/2012). The main issue was whether EEOC could pursue a pattern-or-practice style claim pursuant to § 706 of …

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Good News for Transgender and Ex-Offender Workers

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issues major rulings. Last week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released major decisions regarding the rights of two groups of workers that face frequent discrimination. On Monday, the EEOC delivered an opinion finding that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bans “sex discrimination” in employment, applies to discrimination against …

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Employment Commission Ruling Protects Transgender Individuals from Workplace Discrimination

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Our guest bloggers are Jeff Krehely and Crosby Burns, who work on the LGBT Research and Communications Project at American Progress. Late yesterday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a comprehensive ruling giving transgender individuals sorely-needed federal protections against discrimination in the workplace. According to the ruling, employers who discriminate against employees or job …

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Supreme Court of the United States to Hear “Ministerial Exception” Case

Leave a Comment / discrimination, Equal Opportunity, Uncategorized / By max cyril

March 28, 2011, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC to decide whether the “ministerial exception” applies to teacher at a religious elementary school. [Details, briefs] The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued the employer, asserting a retaliation claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The …

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Unemployed Can’t Get Jobs Because They Are…Unemployed

Leave a Comment / discrimination, EEOC, unemployment / By max cyril

As if finding a job isn’t hard enough, unemployed workers now face the added hurdle of being discriminated against because they don’t have a job. Speaking today before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project (NELP), said that practices barring the unemployed from job availabilities …

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Employee Rights Short Takes: Scalia’s Impartiality Questioned, Two Punitive Damage Awards, Disability Discrimination And More

Leave a Comment / disability, discrimination, EEOC / By max cyril

Here are a few employee rights Short Takes worth noting: Scalia Says Due Process Clause Does Not Prohibit Sex Discrimination For those who may have missed it, Justice Antonin Scalia recently expressed his view that neither women nor gays are protected against discrimination under the 14th amendment of the Constitution. The statement was made in …

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Employee Rights Short Takes: Race Discrimination, 5.8 Milllion Dollar Verdict, Breach of Contract Damages And More

Leave a Comment / discrimination, EEOC / By max cyril

Here are a few short takes about some employment cases worth noting this month: EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Kaplan Higher Education Corp. Claiming Race Discrimination The EEOC announced last week that it filed a class action race discrimination case against Kaplan Higher Education Corp. The suit alleges that since at least 2008, Kaplan rejected applicants …

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Employee Rights Short Takes: Supreme Court Hears Equal Protection Case, Firing For Facebook Posts May Be Illegal & More

Leave a Comment / discrimination, privacy, Retaliation / By max cyril

Texas Doctor To Collect Over 10 Million On Defamation/Breach of Contract Case The Supreme Court of Texas cleared the way for Dr. Neal Fisher, a Dallas physician, to collect his 9.8 million dollar verdict against Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants – an anesthesia group of which he was a shareholder and founding member. Fisher sued Pinnacle for …

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