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Supreme Court Hears Landmark Cases On Title VII Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on October 9, 2019 Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law

In Zarda v. Altitude Express, the plaintiff, Donald Zarda, was a sky-diving instructor ...

UPS Will Pay $2.25 Million to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Claim

By Christopher McKinney on September 26, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

The settlement stems from a claim brought by a UPS driver who alleged that the ...

Another Age Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Google

By Christopher McKinney on September 23, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

A 72-year-old former Google employee has sued the company, claiming he experienced ...

Second Circuit Rules Against Plaintiff in AutoZone Case and Allows Nixing of her Deposition

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on September 17, 2019 Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law

Can an employer terminate someone for making crude comments made to a ...

What Does The Future Hold For Severe Obesity Claims Under The ADA?

By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr. on September 11, 2019 Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law

The Fall Edition of Professional Liability Defense Quarterly, published by the ...

Western District Awards Lost Future Pay

By Thomas J. Crane on August 28, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

A recent jury found Southwest Research Institute guilty of retaliating against ...

Supreme Court Will Hear Comcast Discrimination Lawsuit

By Russell Chimeno on June 24, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

Entertainment Studios Network owns several networks it sought to get carried by ...

The Uncertain Landscape of Discrimination & Harassment Laws: Expanding the Definition of “Protected Class”

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on June 4, 2019 Posted in Discrimination, EEOC, Employment Law

There was a time when human resources practitioners and employment attorneys ...

High Court To Determine Whether Title VII Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on April 22, 2019 Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law

Today, the Supreme Court granted review to a trio of Title VII cases raising the issue of ...

Supreme Court To Hear Three LGBTQ Discrimination Cases

By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr. on April 22, 2019 Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law

On Monday, April 21, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear, during the ...

Federal Court Jury Finds for Employee

By Thomas J. Crane on April 10, 2019 Posted in Discrimination, Trial

A woman who sued Southwest Research Institute was awarded $410,000 by a ...

Does the ADA Require Business Websites to be Accessible?

By Christopher McKinney on March 26, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

In January the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision allowing a blind ...

Schools Must Provide ASL Interpreters

By Thomas J. Crane on March 21, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

It is required of every business and government in the country to hire an ...

Age Discrimination Can Include Acts Before 40 Years of Age

By Thomas J. Crane on March 7, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

In a recent case, the Ft. Worth Court of Appeals addressed the question, does the Texas age discrimination statute require that the plaintiff be over 40 years old during the discrimination? The court said no. In Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. v. Burnett, 552 S.W.3d 901 (2018), the employee was harassed due to his age. The harassment...

Flight Attendants File EEOC Charge Alleging American Airlines Discriminates Against Women

By Christopher McKinney on March 6, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

The union that represents more than 27,000 American Airlines flight attendants ...

Fifth Circuit Upholds Ruling Against Claim of Employment Discrimination Based on Transgender Status But Leaves the Door Open to Future Argument of the Issue

By Christopher McKinney on February 7, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

In an opinion issued in Wittmer v. Phillips 66 Company, the Fifth Court of Appeals ...

“Regarded As” Claims Do Not Require an Actual Impairment

By Thomas J. Crane on December 12, 2018 Posted in Discrimination

In Mesa v. City of San Antonio, the Court addressed a critical component of ...

Actions Taken in Violation of State Law May Not Be Protected Activities Under Title VII

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on December 4, 2018 Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law

The Fourth Circuit recently held that Title VII does not protect an employee from being ...

Employer Must Pay for a Medical Exam

By Thomas J. Crane on October 10, 2018 Posted in Discrimination

Russell Holt applied for a job with BNSF railway. He received a job offer conditional ...

Sixth Circuit Denies Review of Judgment Favoring Former Employee in Retaliation Claim Under the Mine Act

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on October 9, 2018 Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law

The Sixth Circuit recently upheld an administrative decision in favor of a ...

Western District denies Summary Judgment

By Thomas J. Crane on September 5, 2018 Posted in Discrimination, Summary Judgment

An engineer worked for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or 23 years ...

Fourth Circuit Finds Former Employee Established Prima Facie Case of Retaliation

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on August 14, 2018 Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law

The Fourth Circuit revived the retaliation case of a former city employee who was ...

Time for Charge Starts when Decision is Made

By Thomas J. Crane on July 5, 2018 Posted in Discrimination, Statute of Limitations

A frequent issue in discrimination cases concerns when does the time for filing a ...

Western District Denies Motion to Dismiss in FMLA Case

By Thomas J. Crane on June 13, 2018 Posted in Discrimination

In Myles v. UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, No. 17-00871-XR, 2018 US Dist. ...