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8th Circuit Denies Relief for Female Employee Paid Less for Choosing to Do More

October 1, 2021

Via: HR Hero

A female employee wasn’t discriminated against for receiving less compensation than her male coworkers when she voluntarily chose to complete tasks that weren’t required of her, according to the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all […]


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Age Discrimination Claims Will Continue to Be Analyzed Using a ‘But-For’ Standard

May 4, 2021

Via: HR Hero

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Ohio employers) affirmed summary judgment (dismissal without a trial) in favor of an employer and held claims filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) must continue […]


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ADA Prohibits Bias Against Employees Who Are ‘Regarded As’ Disabled

March 11, 2019

Via: HR Hero

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of their disabilities. A covered disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. That protection also extends to employees who are […]


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Pretextual Failure to Promote Produce Worker Is a Recipe for Disaster

February 16, 2018

Via: HR Hero

HR professionals are all too familiar with the McDonnell-Douglas burden-shifting standard for establishing discrimination from circumstantial evidence. Under the standard, an employee presents a prima facie (minimally sufficient) case that he belongs to a protected class and suffered an adverse […]