Here are a few Short Takes worth sharing: Sex Discrimination Ninth Circuit Certifies Wal-Mart Class Action: In Dukes v. Wal-Mart, a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on April 26th, the Court certified a class in a Title VII lawsuit involving 1.5 million women seeking compensation for back pay. The Court remanded the case …
Court Elaborates On Types Of Evidence For Proof Of Discrimination The recent case of Merritt v. Old Dominion Freight is hands down one of the best decisions I have come across in a long time. It addresses gender discrimination, sex stereotyping, and a corporate culture of discrimination in a way few cases have. It’s simply …
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Wage Discrimination Needs Attention And A Legislative Fix April 20, 2010 is Equal Pay Day. It was established in 1996 to illuminate the gap between men’s and women’s wages. The date symbolizes how far into 2010 women must work to earn what men earned in 2009. This year, with the support of President Obama, Equal …
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Bankers and Police Officers Charged With Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Two vastly different professions – banking and law enforcement – yet they share something in common and that is a culture of gender discrimination. It’s the same stuff that’s been going on for decades in spite of federal laws which make sex discrimination, …
It’s Nothing New: Male Dominated Professions Foster Culture Of Sex Discrimination Read More »
EEOC Settlement Shatters Glass Ceiling The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a whopping 19 million dollar settlement of a class action “glass ceiling” lawsuit against Outback Steakhouse last week. The lawsuit involved a class of female employees who claimed that they were illegally denied: equal opportunity for advancement promotional opportunities to high level profit sharing …
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Sex Discrimination Against Men Violates Title VII Sex Discrimination Against Men Violates Title VII It’s not often that you see cases involving discrimination against men, but in the last few weeks the EEOC has reported two noteworthy settlements. The Sex Discrimination Case Against Lawry’s In early November, the EEOC announced a $1,025,000 settlement of a class …
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It is the oldest adage in advertising: sex sells. But when does selling products with sex go too far? In late August, LUSH Cosmetics led a protest against environmentally damaging product packaging by encouraging shoppers to go “naked” by purchasing products free of packaging. While this is a cute concept for a company whose products …
A significant new frontier in the employment discrimination field is finding ways to protect employees who are fired, denied a promotion, or harassed just for being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT). Already, 12 states and the District of Columbia prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation as well as gender identity and expression. (Another eight states have …
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Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
