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Case Western’s Law School is facing some internal heat from one of his Professors, Raymond Ku, who has sued the University and its Dean, Lawrence Mitchell, claiming he was retaliated against for reporting possible sexual harassment by the Dean towards a female...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) makes workplace harassment and discrimination based on disability unlawful. Yet, many employers still just do not get it. A few days ago, Toys R Us, settled a disability discrimination law suit based on its refusal to...
As a little Halloween treat, we depart from the scary acts of discriminating and harassing employers. Instead, we turn to a little movie magic potty humor with an employment bent. (Click Picture or Link to Watch Clip). In Austin Powers, when he is shoving serial...
When people think of Halloween, most think about costumes, trick-or-treating, pumpkins, and other fun traditions. Many employers celebrate the holiday with an office Halloween party. Whether they are a potluck lunch event or a full-scale catered endeavor held in the...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals who are regarded (or perceived) as having a disability. Under the ADA, an employer must provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified job applicant or...
We got a call from a potential client a few weeks back. Without going into the specifics of the case, there was clear discrimination that lead to a wrongful termination. As our employment discrimination lawyers do with ever potential client, we spend a lot of time...
As many individuals may have heard in the news, in June of this year, the American Medical Association (“AMA”) adopted a new policy officially labeling obesity as a disease. As an employment lawyer, my mind immediately drifted to how the AMA’s new label for obesity...
On September 11, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it had filed suit against Memphis Foods, LLC (“Memphis Foods”), the owner of a Memphis KFC restaurant, for sexually harassing and retaliating against a 16-year-old female...
Transgendered people are thought by many inhabit the outskirts of mainstream society. They are often unfairly marginalized, ridiculed, and even dehumanized. It is perhaps unsurprising, given this history, that transgendered people have not often found much refuge in...
Last week, our employment discrimination attorneys blogged about a gender discrimination case brought by a female employee that was discriminated because the employer perceived her to not fit its typical gender stereotype. Specifically, in that case, the Eighth...