Gender Discrimination

What Is The Line Between Offensive and Unlawful LGBTQ+ Treatment at Work?

There’s a difference between behavior that’s offensive and conduct that’s actually unlawful. Just because something is rude, ignorant, or cruel doesn’t mean it crosses the legal line into unlawful discrimination. That distinction matters, especially in LGBTQ+...

Concerned professional reviewing paperwork after being terminated

Can My Job Skip Progressive Discipline To Fire Me During Probationary Period?

Can your employer fire you during your probationary period without any warnings or progressive discipline? That depends. At-will employees (employees without contracts) can always be fired for any reason, no reason, or a dumb reason even during probationary periods –...

Employee standing up against workplace harassment and forced arbitration.

Can I Sue If I Signed An Arbitration Agreement But Was Sexually Harassed At Work?

When Kassandra Memmer went to work for United Wholesale Mortgage (“UWM”) in 2019, she had no idea what was ahead. While employed as a mortgage underwriter, and according to her employment discrimination lawsuit, Memmer faced sexual harassment from a coworker, gender...

HR employee holding sexual harassment complaints while office doors close around them.

HR Professionals Can Sue For Retaliation—And Muldrow Makes It Easier To Win

It might sound like something out of a twisted corporate playbook, but it happens more often than you’d think: an HR professional receives complaints about sexual harassment or race/color, gender, national origin, age, or sexual orientation discrimination; reports...

A stressed employee sitting at a desk looking at a computer screen.

Can I Still Sue If I Missed the EEOC Right-to-Sue Email?

When employees face employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or wrongful termination, the law gives them the right to fight back. But before they can file a discrimination or wrongful firing lawsuit, there is an important first step: they must first go through...

Upset employee being bullied at work.

Can You Sue If Coworkers Treat You Terribly But Not Because of Race?

“[A]nti-discrimination law does not make defendants liable for doing stupid or even wicked things; it makes them liable for discriminating.” Lizardo v. Denny’s, Inc., 270 F.3d 94, 104 (2d Cir. 2001). This powerful truth sets the stage for understanding a tough reality...

Clock ticking down as employee rushes to meet a legal deadline.

Can I File My Discrimination Lawsuit More Than 90 Days After I Get Right To Sue Letter?

You can cook pasta, watch an epic sitcom scene, or jam out to “Free Bird” or “Purple Rain” in about 8 minutes. You can even listen to Don McLean’s “American Pie” before things go off the rails. And in 8 minutes, you can also change your future — for better or for...

Yes, You Can Be Fired for Secretly Recording, Skipping Work, Coming Late, And Interviewing Elsewhere

In Bashaw v. Majestic Care of Whitehall, LLC, 2025 WL 700169 (6th Cir. Mar. 5, 2025), Kirstyn Bashaw, a Director of Social Services at Majestic Care, alleged she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for being a whistleblower and reporting patient-care concerns and...

What are “Administrative Remedies” and How Do I “Exhaust” Them?

If you are a longtime reader of this blog, you will already know that Ohio’s scheme of civil rights protections is set forth in R.C. Chapter 4112. Further, you may be aware that R.C. § 4112.02 prohibits multiple forms of discrimination based on race, color, religion,...

After-Acquired Evidence: Can What They Don’t Know Still Hurt You?

Which Motive Applies? Plus, Mixed Motive, and Alternative Claims Employment law, like any field dealing with the examination of people’s actions, can be a complex field. We recently looked over: “Plus” claims, where your employer discriminates against you due to your...