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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 seems like a no-brainer that sexual discussions, propositions and jokes have no place in the workplace and allowing them can lead to serious liability for employers. Still, the number of cases where boneheaded bosses decide to make bad jokes, request sex from their...
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...
Dr. Carol Warfield recently receive a $7-million-dollar settlement from a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital after filing claims of gender discrimination. Warfield’s lawsuit alleged that she was demoted from department chairwoman for being “too aggressive” and...
“Control is an illusion, you infantile egomaniac. Nobody knows what’s gonna happen next: not on a freeway, not in an airplane, not inside our own bodies and certainly not on a racetrack with 40 other infantile egomaniacs.” Dr. Claire Lewicki in Days of Thunder. The...
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...
It shouldn’t take a gender discrimination employment lawyer to tell you it is a bad idea to make fun of a femal employee’s butt. Nonetheless, a former AutoZone, Inc. employee, Marcela Fuentes, won $860,000 in a sexual harassment suit against the company after male...
As employment attorneys, the members of Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm are aware of one fact that many individuals do not realize; namely, that it is easier to prove a race, gender, or discrimination claim that it is to prove an age discrimination claim or an unlawful...
Note to employers: arguing that the staffing agency that places employees at your facility is to blame for your discriminatory conduct is not going to shield you from liability. Illini Precast found this out the hard way. Illini Precast, a manufacturer of...
One of the most common causes of lawsuits arising out of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is an employer’s failure to give employees 15 calendar days to provide the necessary medical certification form to prove their need for FMLA leave. According to the U.S....
It seems obvious that treating someone unfavorably because that person is a member of a particular race or because that person has a certain skin color complexion is discriminatory, and therefore, illegal. But what about employment policies or practices that apply to...
Despite recent progress in the area of equal rights, pregnancy discrimination remains rampant in today’s workplace. According to a recent New York Times article, pregnancy-related discrimination charges have risen 35 percent over the last decade. The article goes on...