“We allege that KPMG discriminates against women in pay and in promotions, and that this happens within a boys’ club culture that fails to address these disparities — even though KPMG has known about them — and that fails to address complaints of gender discrimination...
The Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that companies could require employees to resolve their employment law claims through individual arbitration rather than by class action or ordinary lawsuits. After the ruling, it was widely expected that companies would...
Federal age-discrimination laws apply to governmental entities regardless of their size, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its first opinion of the court’s current term. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion for the court’s unanimous 8-0 decision, which was...
Two years ago, a unanimous three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against transgender individuals. “Discrimination against employees, either because of their...
A class of almost 100,000 current and former cashiers at California Walmart stores reached a settlement last week with the retail giant. Walmart will pay $65 million to settle allegations that it violated California law by refusing to provide the cashiers with a place...
The parallels between the situations faced by Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford are obvious. Both accused Supreme Court nominees of sexual misconduct, of course. For each, doing so meant going up against men with impressive backgrounds and powerful supporters. Both...
What happens when a co-worker with a history of violence assaults someone at work? If the employer knew of the history, the employer could be liable for failing to prevent the attack. The employer certainly shouldn’t blame the victim. In our last blog post, we...
We have written extensively in this blog about sexual harassment. We have not explored, however, the fact that workplace sexual harassment cases sometimes include violence. In this blog post, we will take a close look at how the law views workplace violence. In our...
“Their business relies on this microtargeting; the problem is microtargeting can be discrimination,” explains a spokesperson for the Communications Workers of America (CWA). “Civil rights don’t stop when you turn on your computer.” The CWA has filed a federal class...
In employment disputes, arbitration is increasingly common, especially since the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis that employment contracts can lawfully include mandatory arbitration clauses. Unfortunately, these clauses are usually the...