Sex Discrimination
Appellate Court Reviewing Whether Title VII Protects Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination
In a case that could have far-reaching impact on the LGBT community, a federal court is considering whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extends to discrimination based on sexual orientation. The case involves a female math teacher from Indiana who asserts that she was denied promotions and was ultimately fired because…
Read MoreHistoric Ruling Finds Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits various forms of employment discrimination including discriminating “based on” sex. Courts have disagreed whether this includes sexual orientation. In a historic decision, a Pennsylvania District Court held that it does, explicitly finding that prohibited sex discrimination under Title VII includes sexual orientation discrimination. In U.S. EEOC v. Scott Medical Heath…
Read MoreGender Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Novartis
Legal news reports that a group of women has filed a $110 million class-action discrimination lawsuit against Swiss drugmaker Novartis. The gender discrimination lawsuit is based on claims the company has routinely denied women equal and promotion opportunities. Five years ago, the pharmaceutical company was ordered to pay more than $250 million in a similar…
Read MoreReverse Sex Discrimination Case Filed Against Restaurant Chain
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits sex discrimination in the workplace. This means that employers may not take gender into consideration when it makes employment decisions, including whether to hire, fire, or promote a particular worker. The Act was originally designed to help protect women from discriminatory actions, but it also…
Read MoreSex Discimination Case Filed Against Costco
This past week, the EEOC filed a sex discrimination case against retail giant Costco. The Title VII lawsuit alleges that Costco violated federal sex discrimination laws when it failed to protect a female employee from unwanted sexual advances made by a customer. According to the lawsuit although the woman repeatedly complained to her managers about…
Read MoreAttorney Told You’re Just “Not That Pretty” Can Bring Claim Of Sex Bias
A federal judge has just ruled that a female attorney whose superiors told her she was just “not that pretty” can bring a claim for sex bias against her employer, the city of Evanston. Unfortunately despite advances in work place equality, discrimination still remains an issue. Most studies show that women are not paid equally…
Read MoreWorkplace Sex Discriminiation Still Prevalent
A recent sex bias case out of Louisiana shows that unfortunately, sexism is still alive and well in the workplace. Despite some progress being made toward gender equality – sexist jokes, harassment and biased attitudes still affect many women and may hinder their ability to receive deserved promotions. In the sex discrimination case filed against…
Read MoreFemale Basketball Referee Brings Case For Bias
Recently a female basketball referee from New Jersey brought a lawsuit against the local school district and the state scholastic association alleging that she was being illegally discrimination against because of her sex. According to her sex discrimination lawsuit, she was unlawfully excluded from officiating boys’ high school varsity basketball games. The lawsuit raised a…
Read MoreEmployment Practices May Be Considered Gender Disricimination
Many times when workplace discrimination occurs its subtle. For example sex discrimination doesn’t necessarily include an overt statement or action – such as groping or other obvious sexual actions – but may rather exist in a company’s policy or actions that have the effect of discrimination – but aren’t quite so obvious. It’s important to…
Read MoreMedical Assistant May Bring Sexual Discrimination Claim Against Employer
A recent Pennsylvania case looked at whether a medical assistant who was subjected to three days of sexual overtures by a doctor who worked for her employer could go to trial on claims of sexual harassment and retaliation. The court determined she could. The medial assistant – Aimee Fox – complained about a doctor employed…
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