Tag: discrimination

September 19, 2023

Staff at Brook House immigration detention centre near Gatwick Airport were found to have subjected detainees to degrading treatment, including forcibly moving people while they were naked, and speaking to migrants using racist, homophobic and derogatory language. Staff often showed […]

September 13, 2023

In a recent case, a student filed a complaint alleging that her professor showed racial bias against her, routinely demeaned and embarrassed her in front of her classmates, and failed to offer the required disability accommodations for her dyslexia. The […]

August 29, 2023

Julie O’Neill spent nearly three decades as a top anchor for Cincinnati’s WCPO news station, but early last year, her career took a gut-wrenching turn. Despite her longtime coverage of the Cincinnati Bengals, O’Neill was passed over in favor of […]

August 9, 2023

The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws that ban discrimination in the workplace over race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability and genetic information. Yet, in this case, the agency had to defend itself against such claims. In […]

July 14, 2023

On June 20, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Texas employers) delivered a blow to advocates of LGBTQ rights in the workplace when it sided with a self-described Christian business whose policies discriminated against […]

June 5, 2023

Lilly Ledbetter still remembers the shock she felt on the day in 1998 when she learned that her male counterparts at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. were earning as much as 40 percent more than she was. After all, Ledbetter […]

April 18, 2023

The Biden administration is considering putting restrictions on AI tools, such as ChatGPT, amid growing concerns that the technology could be used to discriminate against job applicants and spread misinformation. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is fielding opinions […]

February 28, 2023

The government has decided to reject a proposal to pilot a menopause leave proposal in England. But is it making the right call? It’s a tricky question. Arguably, some of the concerns cited by the government seem a little far-fetched: […]

February 22, 2023

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment decision-making is on the rise, with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows stating that more than 80% of employers use this technology. Employers can use software that incorporates algorithmic decision-making […]

February 21, 2023

A longtime employee of an insurance company failed to show that his termination was the result of age discrimination or retaliation for expressing disagreement with the outcome of a sexual-harassment investigation, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The […]

January 9, 2023

A doctor who brought sex and age discrimination claims against the U.S. attorney general because she failed an allegedly discriminatory physical fitness test that was a condition of her employment and was told to either retake the test, resign or […]

December 27, 2022

While the unemployment rate continues to remain low, given the current potential for a recession or sustained economic downturn, more employers are firing employees. Some employers are also seeing more discrimination claims following terminations. It’s impossible to prevent all fired […]

December 8, 2022

As an HR professional, one of your many duties may include conducting a thorough investigation into various issues that arise in the workplace. Whether the issue involves a claim of harassment, a claim of discrimination or a claim workplace misconduct, […]

November 4, 2022

In pursuit of customer satisfaction, employers may be inclined to take a hands-off approach when customers or other third parties exhibit discriminatory conduct towards their employees. This can be a costly mistake. Courts have repeatedly held employers responsible for the […]

October 4, 2022

An employee who violated a paid-time-off (PTO) policy was not retaliated against for time off due to her disabilities, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. In 2017, Brooks Life Science Inc. hired the plaintiff, a Black woman who […]

October 4, 2022

During July 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 workplace guidance. The new standards set forth important updates and clarifications regarding COVID-19 testing, vaccine mandates, and disability and religious accommodations in the workplace. Employers should familiarize themselves […]

September 30, 2022

The case of Kaur v. Foster Poultry Farms LLC involved a workplace injury. Foster Poultry Farms LLC employed the plaintiff as a yield monitor at its chicken processing facility. While working in 2013, she slipped while wearing company-issued rubber boots […]

September 19, 2022

One of the things that happens with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a disconnect between the complex structure of the FMLA and its practical application. Plaintiffs’ attorneys will sometimes assert that they don’t understand how there could […]

August 31, 2022

Kaiser Permanente’s med school is facing a discrimination lawsuit from a former employee alleging the healthcare giant fostered a toxic workplace. The school lures the best and brightest Black doctors and scientists with false DEI promises, the law firm representing […]

August 18, 2022

As we enter the third year of a pandemic, the ongoing disruption caused by COVID-19 and its variants often leaves employers juggling legal and business considerations regarding their workforce. Specifically, many employees are also caregivers, whether they are caring for […]