A transgender man who was fired from his job has filed a lawsuit against his former employer claiming gender discrimination. The man was hired at a drug treatment center and his job included monitoring men as they urinated to ensure that they were not cheating on...
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Transgender man sues former employer for wrongful termination
Wal-Mart settles California ethnic harassment case
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a lawsuit against a California Sam's Club store where an employee harassed several other employees about their national origin. According to Reuters, the lawsuit alleged ethnic harassment on the part...
Supreme Court rules workers’ oral complaints also protected from retaliation
An article by WestLaw News & Insight discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to reverse a lower court's ruling that an employee's oral workplace complaint was not protected from retaliation under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The high court...
Expanded ADA could make it easier to bring disability class actions
New regulations regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act could make it easier for people with certain disabilities to file a discrimination lawsuit against their employer. The new regulations were released at the end of March and are interpretations of amendments...
Wal-Mart case will impact future employment class actions
As discussed in previous posts, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week regarding a giant class-action sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart. The Supreme Court will decide whether the lawsuit can move forward as a class action. The sex discrimination...
Wal-Mart must pay fine for employee trampled to death during sale
A judge recently upheld a fine issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) against Wal-Mart for an employee death during a Thanksgiving sale event in 2008. OSHA said that Wal-Mart had not put adequate safety measures in place to ensure...
Supreme Court to hear arguments in Wal-Mart sex discrimination lawsuit: Part 2
As discussed in the previous post, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in what could be the largest class-action sex discrimination lawsuit ever brought by employees in the U.S. The Supreme Court will not be deciding whether Wal-Mart systematically...
Supreme Court to hear arguments in Wal-Mart sex discrimination lawsuit
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether or not a class-action sex discrimination lawsuit brought by six plaintiffs on behalf of all former and past female workers of Wal-Mart should be allowed to go forward. If allowed to continue, the...
Healthcare workers reach settlement in latex allergy discrimination case
A settlement has been reached in a California employee discrimination case. The case involved a lawsuit filed against a Walnut Creek Hospital on behalf of seven nurses and a lab technician who were denied jobs because they have latex allergies. The U.S. Equal...
Letter detailing sexual harassment at HP ordered unsealed
According to the Los Angeles Times, a judge has ruled that a confidential letter sent by the attorney of a former Hewlett-Packard marketing contractor accusing former HP CEO Mark Hurd of sexual harassment can be unsealed. Hurd abruptly resigned as CEO after the...
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