Gender Discrimination

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Can I Be Fired For Reporting Sexual Harassment And Discrimination At Work?

When an employee reports sexual harassment or employment discrimination at work, the law should protect them from retaliation—not reward the harasser. Unfortunately, some employers still wrongfully fire, demote, or discipline employees who speak up against harassment...

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Can My Employer Fire Me If No One Saw What Happened At Work?

“No one really knows how the game is played, The art of the trade, How the sausage gets made… We just assume that it happens In the room where it happens.”  — Hamilton: An American Musical  Aaron Burr’s words in Hamilton capture a feeling many employees know all too...

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How Hiring The Right Employment Lawyer Can Save Your Case

Why Does Having The Right Employment Lawyer Make A Difference? If you believe you have suffered race/color discrimination or have been the victim of a wrongful termination, the last thing you want is to lose your case before it even gets started. Unfortunately, that...

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Yes, You Can Be Denied A Position For Tweeting A Diatribe Hating On Coworkers For Their Gender Identity And Race

Do Public Employees Have First Amendment Free Speech Rights At Work? Yes, public employees have free speech rights under the First Amendment. But those rights are not unlimited when it comes to workplace conduct. Courts apply a balancing test: does the speech address...

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Can You Sue Your Employer for Being Offensive? Only If It’s Illegal Discrimination

If your boss does something inappropriate, unfair, or just downright disrespectful, it is natural to wonder whether you can sue. After all, employees should not have to put up with bad behavior at work. But here is the hard truth: just because your employer acts badly...

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Yes, You Can Be Fired While Pregnant If You Skip Safety, Disregard Protocol, And Refuse To Follow The Rules

Being pregnant doesn’t mean you’re untouchable at work. Just ask Lauralee Richmond. In Richmond v. Team One Contract Services, L.L.C., No. 24-40815, 2025 WL 2206981 (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2025), she claimed pregnancy discrimination after getting fired while seven months...

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Yes, You Can Be Disciplined For Publicly Airing Grievances, Refusing To Work, And Failing To Understand What FMLA Is – Even If You’re A Tenured Law Professor Claiming Race Discrimination

Let’s say you’re a tenured law professor at a prestigious law school. You’ve got the job security with tenure that most people only dream about. But then you disrupt a student conference, yell at the dean’s assistant, publicly blast your colleagues through a faculty...

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If You Told The EEOC You’re Not Disabled, Goodbye To Your ADA Claim

Sometimes, your own words can come back to haunt you—especially if you say the wrong thing to the EEOC. Just ask Adam Gomez. When he filed an charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) against his employer, he checked the box that said he was not...

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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...

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Yes, You Can Be Fired For Engaging In Verbal And Physical Altercations At Work

Some employees believe that once they report race/color discrimination, they have a shield against getting fired. And they do - but only from being retaliated against for reporting the racial discrimination. But that anti-retaliation protection can quickly crumble if...