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2020 News

12-30-2020

Older Judges on New York Judge Push Back Against Forced Retirement

12-29-2020

Sixth Circuit Finds No “Deliberate Indifference” by University of Michigan

12-23-2020

FBI: Many Allegations of Harassment but No Discipline

12-22-2020

For Hospital Employers: Who Gets the Vaccine First?

12-17-2020

Former Female Fidelity Employees Alleges “Unrelenting” Harassment

12-16-2020

The National Labor Relations Boards Says Google Spied on Employees

12-15-2020

Sexual Harassment Going Strong for Food Servers

12-10-2020

Microsoft Makes Changes to Its Digital Action Tracking Tools

12-09-2020

EEOC Controversy Over Religious Discrimination Based on Multi-Colored Heart

12-08-2020

Women’s Soccer Team Reaches Partial Settlement

12-03-2020

Cryptocurrency Company Accused of Race Discrimination

12-02-2020

Amazon Offers Bonuses in Bid for New Employees

12-01-2020

The University of Michigan To Pay $9.25 Million In Sexual Misconduct Settlement

11-25-2020

Tenth Circuit Addresses Defamation During Internal Investigation

11-24-2020

No Adverse Action Necessary for Failure to Accommodate Claim

11-19-2020

Public Employee Lawfully Fired for Racial Social Media Post

11-18-2020

Court Stops Amazon Employees COVID-19 Case

11-17-2020

Baltimore County Settles Discrimination Suit

11-12-2020

New York Federal Court Allows Sexual Orientation Hostile Environment Claim

11-11-2020

Legal Challenge to Executive Order Limiting Racial Bias Training

11-10-2020

Federal Court Backs Retailer’s Mask Mandate

11-05-2020

Goldman Sachs Allegedly Covered Up Sexual Harassment

11-04-2020

USC Sued by Law School Grad for Sexual Misconduct

11-03-2020

CDC Redefines “Close Contact”

10-29-2020

Female Professors Sue For Unequal Wages

10-28-2020

Texas Social Workers Limit Protections for LGBTQ Individuals

10-27-2020

Controversial Gig Worker Ballot Measure in California

10-22-2020

Potential Discriminatory Issues with Online Bar Examinations

10-21-2020

Princeton Agrees to Pay 1.2 Million for Gender Wage Disparity

10-20-2020

LinkedIn and Sexual Harassment

10-15-2020

Transgender Man Alleges Sex/Pregnancy Discrimination Against Amazon

10-14-2020

US State Department Reportedly Not So Great at Handling Sex Harassment

10-13-2020

California To Require More Diversity on Corporate Boards

10-08-2020

Defamation Claim by Partner Accused of Sex Harassment Is Dismissed

10-07-2020

New Executive Order at Odds with Recent Citigroup Study on Discrimination Costs

10-06-2020

Walmart To Pay $20 Million to Settle Sex Discrimination Case

10-01-2020

Can Google Use Surveillance Information Against Its Own Employee?

09-30-2020

EEOC Finds IBM Engaged in Pattern of Age Discrimination

09-29-2020

Women Hardest Hit by Pandemic’s Impact on the Workforce

09-24-2020

Is There a Dark Side to Deloitte’s Extended Parental Leave?

09-23-2020

Seventh Circuit Rules Religious Employers Still Subject to Hostile Work Environment Claims

09-22-2020

EEOC Issues Further Updates to COVID-19 Allowable Inquiries

09-17-2020

Fifth Circuit Marks Limits of Associational Retaliation

09-16-2020

Two Pound Lifting Restriction Enough to End Employment

09-15-2020

While US Team Battles for Equal Pay, England and Brazil Pay Players Equally

09-10-2020

Wells Fargo Agrees to $7.8 Million to Settle Discrimination Claims

09-09-2020

Former UN Official Indicted for Lying to FBI About Sexual Assaults

09-08-2020

TMZ Founder Harvey Levin Accused of Enabling Sexist Workplace

09-03-2020

Large Law Firms Create Anti-Racism Alliance

09-02-2020

Federal Court Blocks ACA Transgender Prohibition

09-01-2020

Well-Known Yale Law Professor Suspended for Sex Harassment

08-27-2020

Tavis Smiley Owes PBS $2.6 Million For His Sexual Harassment

08-26-2020

Guggenheim Puts Diversity Plan into Play

08-25-2020

Reed Smith Attorney Alleges Disability Discrimination

08-20-2020

Pinterest Subject of Sexism Claims

08-19-2020

McDonald’s Wants CEO To Return Severance Money

08-18-2020

California Trial Court Rules Uber Drivers Are Employees While CEO Argues for Changes

08-13-2020

HR Manager Not Protected from Retaliation After Encouraging Outside Complaint

08-12-2020

EEOC Broadens Mediation Opportunities to Complaining Parties

08-11-2020

Former Federal Reserve Employee Calls Out Misogyny at the Fed

08-06-2020

Everlane Called Out for Discrimination

08-05-2020

Tenth Circuit Oks Hybrid “sex plus age” Case

08-04-2020

California Issues Guidance on Enforcing Mask Requirements

07-30-2020

Whole Foods Accused of Punishing Employees Who Supported Black Lives Matters

07-29-2020

Concern About Airborne Nature of COVID Slows Opening of Workplaces

07-28-2020

Black Lives Matter Walkout

07-23-2020

Texas CBS Affiliate Settles Age Discrimination Suit

07-22-2020

“Hero” Pay Raises Disappear

07-21-2020

Washington DC NFL Team Addresses Sexual Harassment Claims

07-16-2020

Supreme Court Excuses More Employers from Contraception Coverage

07-15-2020

U.S. Supreme Court Shields Religious Schools from Discrimination Claims

07-14-2020

WNBA Players Advocate for Black Lives Matter

07-09-2020

Adidas Human Resources Head Steps Down Amid Diversity Criticism

07-08-2020

Florida State University Bars Employees Working from Home to Care for Children

07-07-2020

Black Facebook Employee and Two Applicants File EEOC Discrimination Complaint

07-02-2020

Class Action Against Chicago McDonald’s For Alleged COVID-19 Failures

07-01-2020

Green Cards and Many Work Visas Frozen Through 2020

06-30-2020

The CrossFit Story Continues

06-25-2020

1.275 Million Title IX Settlement Paid by University of Arizona

06-24-2020

Morgan Stanley’s Global Head of Diversity Sues for Race Discrimination

06-23-2020

Landmark LGBT Civil Rights Ruling

06-18-2020

NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag

06-17-2020

CrossFit Clash Threatens its Survival

06-16-2020

White Men Mocking George Floyd’s Death Answer to Their Employers

06-11-2020

What Employers Can Do in the Face of Anti-Racism Protests

06-10-2020

Pandemic Hits Working Moms Hard

06-09-2020

Corporate Support for “Black Lives Matter” Gets Mixed Reviews

06-04-2020

The Central Park Incident from an Employment Perspective

06-03-2020

$15 Million Gender Discrimination Payout by UCLA

06-02-2020

Paid Leave Not Panning Out for Most U.S. Workers

05-28-2020

Zoom Fatigue is Real

05-27-2020

The Emerging Contact Tracing Workforce

05-26-2020

Americans Concerned About Returning to Work

05-21-2020

$1.1 million in Back Wages for Hair Salon Workers Not Given Final Paychecks

05-20-2020

Supreme Court Considers Ministerial Exception for Religious Employers

05-19-2020

Facebook to Pay $52 million for Content Moderators’ Psychological Trauma

05-14-2020

New York Governor Signs Changes to State Employment Laws

05-13-2020

Final Title IX Rules Bolster Due-process Protections for Accused Students

05-12-2020

Uber and Lyft Sued for Misclassification

05-07-2020

Coronavirus Underscores Importance of Organizational Sensitivity to Mental Health Challenges

05-06-2020

What Will the Post-Pandemic Office Look Like?

05-05-2020

Supreme Court to Hear Cases by Conference Call

04-30-2020

Upcoming Supreme Court Cases to Watch

04-29-2020

New Remote Work Productivity Data

04-28-2020

EEOC Greenlights COVID-19 Testing Under ADA

04-23-2020

Urgency for Protection of Vulnerable Transit Workers

04-22-2020

Alleged Misbehavior at Comcast Highlights Importance of Strong Investigation Resource

04-21-2020

Black Men Face Cornelian Dilemma Regarding Face Masks

04-16-2020

Schools Responsible to Ensure No Hostile Environment on Campus When Classes Conducted Virtually Due to COVID-19

04-15-2020

As COVID-19 Continues to Spread, Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Efforts Are Paramount

04-14-2020

“Zoombombing” and How to Address It

04-09-2020

Virtual Work Strategies to Help Preempt Long Term Issues

04-08-2020

FBI Reports Extremist Groups Encouraging Intentional Infection

04-07-2020

COVID-19 Hate Crimes Ramp Up in NY

04-02-2020

California Nurses Association and National Nurses United Communicate Termination Threat

04-01-2020

Nurse Alleges Retaliation for Warning Staff About Unsafe Masks and Wearing Their Own Masks

03-31-2020

CDC Issues Guidance Aimed at Reducing Coronavirus Stigma

03-26-2020

Harvard Professor Unable to Show Denial of Tenure Discriminatory

03-25-2020

Uber and Lyft Drivers Want Sick Leave in California

03-24-2020

Google Employees Spotlight Lack of Sick Leave for Contract Workers

03-19-2020

UAW Hires Investigator for Claims of Sexual Harassment

03-18-2020

Second Circuit Reiterates What Can Meet Severe or Pervasive Standard

03-17-2020

Credible Allegations Found Against Placido Domingo

03-12-2020

Employer Must Show That Kidney Transplant Recipient Could Not Have Been Accommodated

03-11-2020

UberBlack Drivers May Be Able to Show They Were Employees

03-10-2020

Ninth Circuit Affirms Salary History is Discriminatory

03-05-2020

Law Students Put Pressure on Judiciary to Combat Sexual Harassment

03-04-2020

Stress-Induced Migraines Not Protected by ADA

03-03-2020

In Other Bloomberg News…Mandatory Bystander Training

02-27-2020

Oregon City Settles Following Claims of Retaliation Via Criminal Charges

02-26-2020

Tests Imposed on Medical Staff 70+ Age Discrimination According to EEOC

02-25-2020

University of California Facing Title IX Suit Based on “Pre-Assault” Conduct

02-20-2020

PNC Bank Must Pay for Customer’s Harassment

02-19-2020

Diabetic African-American Employee Advances Claims Against UPS

02-18-2020

Demand to Count Pills Potential Invasion of Employee’s Privacy

02-13-2020

Sleeping on the Job Justifiable Basis for Termination

02-12-2020

Staffing Company May Bring Section 1981 Race Claim

02-11-2020

Employer Not Liable for Discrimination in Requiring Vaccinations

02-06-2020

Sporadic Comments Not Enough for 11th Circuit to Find Sexual Harassment

02-05-2020

No FMLA to Care for Niece and Nephew

02-04-2020

Negative Comments About Leave By Supervisor Result in Denial of Summary Judgment

01-30-2020

Ousted Recording Academy CEO Files Discrimination Charge

01-29-2020

Professor Terminated for Inappropriate Relationship Fails to Show Discrimination

01-28-2020

Employee Gets Trial After Testing Positive for Methadone

01-23-2020

McDonalds Accused of Race Discrimination

01-22-2020

Voicemails Notice of FMLA Request

01-21-2020

Jackson Life Insurance Agrees to $20.5 Million Settlement

01-16-2020

New York Restaurant Owner Paying for Sexual Harassment

01-15-2020

Employee’s Failure to Disclose Ends ADA Claim

01-14-2020

Department of Labor Rules in Favor of Whistleblower

01-09-2020

EEOC Changes Perspective on Mandatory Arbitration

01-08-2020

Amazon is Not Happy With Employees Broadcasting Climate Issues

01-07-2020

Let the Challenges Begin to California’s New Independent Contractor Law

01-02-2020

Reminder: Denial of FMLA Leave to Care for Adult Child May Violate Law