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Title VII (Harassment & Discrimination)

12/16/09EEOC Will Get $23 Million to Reduce 70,000-Case Backlog
12/16/09Colorado Sexual Orientation Protection Rules
11/10/09EEOC Calls For Increased Accountability In Harassment Cases
11/10/09EEOC to redefine disability laws
11/10/09Employers Under Siege: Discrimination Complaints Flooding Into the EEOC
11/04/09Don't Screen Yourself Into A Discrimination Lawsuit
10/21/09Woman awarded $580,000 in hostile work environment case
10/21/09Jury Awards $9.2 Million in Sexual Harassment Suit
10/13/09Dave Letterman case spurs questions of workplace favoritism
10/8/09Understanding How The ADA Amendments Act Of 2008 (ADAAA) Changes The Americans With Disabilities Act
10/2/09Federal Appeals Court Allows Homosexual Employee's Title VII Gender Stereotyping Case to Proceed
7/24/09Dell settles Austin discrimination case for $9.1 million
7/20/09The Myths/Truths About Hostile Work Places
7/20/09When Work and Religion Collide
7/18/09Protect Teen Workers From Sex Harassment
7/13/09Missouri - Inadequate Background Checks Could Result in Jury Trials
7/13/09Ricci v. DeSteffano: Talk About a Rock and a Hard Place: Employers Required to Pick Between Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact Claims
7/13/09Discrimination complaints taking longer to investigate
7/01/09ADEA Disparate-Treatment Plaintiffs Must Prove Age Was the But-For Cause of the Challenged Employment Action
7/01/09Employment Edge 102nd Edition - Ricci v. Destafano: Supreme Courth (Almost) Reconciles Conflict For Employers Under Title VII
7/01/09EEOC Getting More Aggressive in Pursuing Disability Claims
6/29/09Business Law column: Title VII and stereotyping
6/17/09Employee's Discharge Case Alleging Discriminatory Male Stereotyping Revived by Appeals Court
6/17/09New York Court Recognizes Faragher-Ellerth Defense Under State and City Human Rights Laws
6/17/09Ryan's Family Steakhouse pays $500,000 for Race Bias, Sex Disrimination, and Retaliation
6/11/09Schott North America, Inc. to pay $1.45 Million to settle EEOC Sex Bias Suit
6/11/09Age Discrimination Claims Under Ohio Law May Be Barred By Internal Grievance Process
6/03/09Paying a Male Replacement More than a Female Incumbent Can Lead to Liability
6/03/09Appeals Court Gives "Glass Ceiling" Pay Discrimination Lawsuit Okay to Proceed
6/02/09Slumping Economy Drives Employee-Defection Lawsuits
5/29/09Will Race Discrimination Ruling Burn Sonia Sotomayor?
5/26/09New York Court Recognizes Faragher-Ellerth Defense Under State and City Human Rights Laws (in part)
5/26/09Ceisel Masonry to Pay $500,000 for harrassment of Hispanic Workers
5/26/09Accommodating Religious Observance on the Job
5/18/09Some former employees turn to lawyers to pursue claims of illegal firing
5/14/09Best Practices for Avoiding Age Discrimination Lawsuits and Claims in RIFs
5/06/09Best Practices for Avoiding Age Discrimination Lawsuits and Claims in RIFs
5/01/09What Exactly Is a Major Life Activity? Not Driving Apparently
5/01/09EEOC Charges Soar as Economy Sours: What Can Employers Do?
4/30/09Fifth Circuit Provides Guidance on Who is a "Supervisor" Under Title VII of Civil Rights Act
4/30/09Recession, layoffs cause surge of workplace discrimination complaints
4/30/09Avoiding Race Discrimination Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument in Ricci v. DeStefano
4/29/09For Some, Obesity Becoming A Civil Rights Issue
4/26/09When Working Parents Face Discrimination For Having "Full Plates"
4/17/09At-Will Employment: A Quick Refresher Course for Employers
4/17/09Commission to Meet April 22 on Caregiver Bias
4/17/09How to Respond to an EEOC Complaint: 10 Steps to Success
4/16/09Nursing Homes To Pay Workers Told To Speak English
4/16/09Title VII Associational Discrimination Claim Requires Proof Harassment Was "Severe or Pervasive"
4/14/09Handle With Care: Religious Accommodation Requests
4/14/09Cracker Barrel To Pay $255,000 For Sex Harassment And Retaliation; Settlement Includes Training
4/14/09Be On Guard For Age Discrimination Suit If Older Worker Offers To Work For Less
4/14/09In Recession, Age Discrimination Is More Prominent Than Racism
4/14/09EEOC Working to Produced Proposed Rules For ADA Amendments Act, Officials Say
4/06/09Firefighters' Civil Rights Case Could Reshape Hiring Policies
4/06/09Ten Things to Know About: Wrongful Discharge
4/02/09Supreme Court Issues Employer-Friendly Ruling In ADEA Arbitration Case
3/30/09Skyrocketing Job Bias Claims
3/26/097th Circuit - FMLA Allows An Employer To Base Termination On Performance Problems Discovered During An Employee’s Leave
3/26/09The Star Tribune Company to Pay Over $300,000 for Sexual Harassment of Female Workers
3/26/09How Not to Fight Discrimination