All posts tagged "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission"
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Lesbian Officer Wins $2.6 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit
A former Ohio Highway Patrol officer was awarded $2.6 million after a jury found she was discriminated against as a woman and a lesbian.
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New Orleans Police Department denies discriminating against transgender recruit
The New Orleans Police Department has denied allegations that it withdrew a job offer from a prospective recruit because he was transgender.
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Former Kroger employees claim they were fired for refusing to wear aprons with “rainbow” hearts
Two former employees of grocery store giant Kroger have filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly violating the Civil Rights Act when it fired...
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Fired lesbian high school guidance counselor sues Archdiocese of Indianapolis for discrimination
Lynn Starkey claims she was discriminated against and retaliated against after filing an EEOC complaint
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Jury awards $1.1 million to transgender professor in discrimination lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded a former professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University $1,165,000 in damages in response to a lawsuit she brought against the...
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HRC suspends Walmart’s perfect Equality Index rating over harassment of transgender workers
EEOC has found that transgender employees were harassed and denied medical benefits after transitioning at work
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Louisiana sheriff’s office accused of discriminating against deputy with HIV
A Louisiana man is suing a local sheriff’s office for discrimination after it rescinded a job offer to be a sheriff’s deputy because he is...
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6th Circuit hears case of trans woman fired by Michigan funeral home
On Wednesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the appeal of a transgender woman who sued her former employer for firing...
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2nd Circuit hears dead skydiver’s employment discrimination lawsuit
On Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case of a deceased skydiver who had sued his former employer for firing him...
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Kentucky trans woman and husband suing Amazon for discrimination
A transgender woman and her husband are suing online giant Amazon for discrimination and harassment that they suffered while working at a couple of the...
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Walmart’s Sam’s Club discriminated against trans worker, says EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found that Sam’s Club, a subsidiary of retail giant Walmart, discriminated against a transgender woman by demoting her...
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Department of Justice: Civil Rights Act doesn’t protect LGBTQ people from discrimination
DOJ and EEOC take opposing views on whether LGBTQ discrimination is a form of sex discrimination
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Trump’s pick for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division defended HB 2 law
Labor issues lawyer Eric Dreiband has also argued for religious exemptions for nonprofits
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Texas health center settles lawsuit with fired HIV-positive employee
Granite Mesa Health Center has agreed to pay out $70,000 and institute ADA and HIV competency training
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Full 7th Circuit agrees to hear Indiana employment discrimination case
On Tuesday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc review in the case of Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, where an...
