Have you ever wondered whether sexual remarks and inappropriate behavior by your same-sex boss could be grounds to sue for sexual harassment? Well, the short answer is yes. It is unlawful for men to sexually harass men; and women to sexually harass women. (Of course,...
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National Origin Discrimination: Employers Cannot Discriminate By Paying Lower Wages
Mitsuwa Corporation, the largest Japanese supermarket in the United States, recently agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). The lawsuit alleged that Mitsuwa...
$240-Million Plaintiff’s Verdict in Disgusting Case of Disability Bias
In May of this year, a federal jury in Iowa sent a $240-million-dollar message to any company that believes it can take advantage of intellectually-disabled workers without suffering the consequences – think again. The award came at the conclusion of a disability...
Disability Discrimination: The Growth In The Expansive Definition Of Disability (By Shortness)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) seems to be expanding its definition of “disability.” Just last month, the American Medical Association voted to re-classify obesity from a condition to a disease. As such, obesity – even perceived disability – likely...
Disability Discrimination: Employer Cannot Point To Customer Complaint As Reason For Termination, When Employee Was Not Even Working At Time.
Employment law attorneys understand that disability discrimination encompasses both real and imagined disabilities. To be sure, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of a disability, even discrimination because an employer...
An Employer’s Right to Verifying A Claimed Disability Has Its Limits
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) protects disabled individuals from all kinds of workplace discrimination. One type of discrimination that the Act protects against is an employer’s refusal to provide a reasonable accommodation. Under the ADA, an employer...
Disability Discrimination: Why Getting An ADA Attorney Early Is Important
Most employers understand that, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is illegal to discriminate against employees or applicants with disabilities. However, what many employers are unaware of is a lesser-known ADA provision that prohibits discrimination...
Racial Discrimination And Retaliation: When Employers Turn a Blind Eye
The staffing firm Day & Zimmerman received an employee’s complaints about racial harassment and physical abuse and then allegedly, disregarded and retaliated against the employee by firing him. Specifically, the complaint alleged that a foreman at Day &...
Gender Discrimination: Sometimes It Just Is That Blatant
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced a lawsuit filed against Performance Food Group, Inc. (“PFG”), one of the nation’s largest foodservice distributors. The lawsuit alleges that PFG,and its predecessor, subsidiary, and affiliate...
Is Sexual Harassment Permissible if Directed at Both Female and Male Employees?
Does the fact that sexual harassment is directed at both female and male employees make it okay? The answer, according to the Minnesota Supreme Court, is no. In Rasmussen v. Two Harbors Fish Company, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that sexual harassment need not be...