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A federal jury recently ruled that an owner and his company must pay compensatory and punitive damages to an African-American employee after determining that the use of the “n-word” is inappropriate among minorities in a workplace. In a lawsuit filed by Brandi...
The employment attorneys of Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm are no strangers to national origin discrimination lawsuits, but one cannot help but be slightly surprised to hear that a Caucasian female recently filed a lawsuit against her Company for discriminating...
Fashion retailer Wet Seal has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit. The suit accused the retailer of firing black employeesand attempting to improve profits by making sure the workers seen by customers were European-looking with...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it clear that sexual harassment in the workplace is unacceptable and illegal, and it is an employer’s responsibility tomake sure employees know that sexual harassment will not be tolerated. Employers should provide...
No one deserves to feel unsafe or uncomfortable in the workplace – especially based on the color of their skin, the religion that they practice, or their national origin. In fact, employers are required to ensure that their work environments are free of harassment and...
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,...
It is no secret that, under state and federal law, employers may not retaliate against employees for engaging in protected activities such as reporting or assisting with an investigation into discrimination. But what if your employer retaliates against you because you...
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...
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...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in addition to its recent flurry of more widely known decisions dealing with gay rights, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act, issued several other lesser known decisions, including Vance v. Ball State University, a decision directly...