A Missouri woman who sued American Family Insurance for retaliation and age and sex discrimination has been awarded $20 million in punitive damages.
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Bank of America settles LGBT discrimination claim
Bank of America will pay $7,500 to settle the first action to enforce the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new rule prohibiting home lenders from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Read More »Jurors award employee $1.8M on discrimination and discharge claims
Federal court jurors returned a $1.8 million verdict for the plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging race and sex discrimination and constructive discharge against defendant Kenneth Black.
Read More »Employment – Sexual harassment – sex discrimination
11-1182 Passananti v. Cook County
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11-2075 Blasdel v. Northwestern University
Read More »EEOC adds transgender to protected list
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups are praising the recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decision in Macy v. Holder (appeal no. 0120120821), to extend Title VII employment discrimination protection to transgender individuals.
Read More »Mother sues company, alleges sex discrimination
A Sioux Falls mother who once worked for Midcontinent Communications has filed a federal lawsuit against the company alleging sex discrimination.
Read More »Employment — sex discrimination — class certification
11-1273 Puffer v. Allstate Ins. Co.
Read More »Employment — sex discrimination – retaliation — jury instructions
11-2502 Cook v. IPC International Corp.
Read More »JOB CITES: Revisiting transgenderism in the workplace
Some of you may recall my article a few years back entitled “What About Roberta?” about transgenderism in the workplace. In that piece, we followed “Bob,” a long-term employee who came into an office seeking support as he went through the process of transitioning from male to female.
BEV BUTULA: Garland’s Digest on Employment Discrimination Law
The Garland's Digest is a free web-based index of "over 4,500 summaries of federal appellate court decisions from September 1996 to May 2009 and a searchable index of over 4,500 court decisions from September 1996 to date."
Read More »Wis. company settles discrimination case for $35K
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee-based company accused of firing a woman after she got pregnant has agreed to pay $35,000 to resolve a federal charge of sex discrimination. The agreement was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Durable Contract Services Inc. provides security-guard services in government buildings. The EEOC had accused the company of firing a woman ...
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