Illegal Aliens Are Not A Protected Class Under Title VII
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 clearly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Recently the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court To Define Supervisor For Purposes of Title VII
In a case that could have far reaching implications for employers, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Vance v. Ball State University, a case in which the Court will define “supervisor” for purposes...
View ArticleGame Time for Civil Rights: Gender & Age Discrimination in the Professional...
By Lorna Lunney Less than a month after a major $3 million dollar gender discrimination suit filed against the NBA, the issue is now at the forefront of the NFL with a case filed against Detroit Lions...
View ArticleBryant v. Salazar
An employer may not take an adverse employment action against an employee for behavior that was caused by the employer’s failure to properly respond to employee’s previous complaints regarding...
View ArticleMacy v. Holder
Transgender people are covered by a federal prohibition on sex-based employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Mia Macy presented herself as a man when she was offered...
View ArticleFifth Circuit to Weigh in on Sexual Stereotyping Claims Under Title VII
By Carter Meader The Fifth Circuit has granted the EEOC’s petition for rehearing en banc for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boh Brothers Construction Co., No. 11-30770. The announcement...
View ArticleTaylor v. Geitner
Workers who settle Title VII claims against the government cannot sue the government in federal court for breach of the settlement agreement. The plaintiff brought a claim against the federal...
View ArticleSupreme Court Revisits Title VII
by Eileen Lohmann, Online Editor On June 24, the United States Supreme Court handed down rulings in two cases involving employment discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,...
View ArticleCalifornia S.B. 292: Sex-Based Harassment Claims No Longer Require Sexual...
by Daniel Clark In response to Kelley v. Conco Companies, in which the California Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal of a same-sex sexual harassment claim for lack of proof that the harassment was...
View ArticleWhat Not to Wear: The EEOC Guides Employers on Religious Dress and Grooming...
by Elan Cameron On March 6, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released additional guidance on religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title...
View ArticleEqual Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc.
In June of this year, workers across the United States added one more victory to their record when Justice Scalia delivered the “really easy” decision of the Court to rule in favor of a young victim of...
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