Kristin Case
April 11, 2017
Employee Rights, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Uncategorized
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals hands down a seminal ruling holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination.
I have long bemoaned the fact that federal law does not protect LGBT employees from discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act outlaws discrimination based on “sex” but courts have always interpreted that to refer …
Kendra Kutko
November 14, 2016
Blog, Practical Tips, Workplace Discrimination
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Questions about Politics in the Workplace Raised in the Aftermath of the Election
In the wake of last week’s contentious Presidential election, political conversation has engulfed us. And the conversation is fiery. People are sharing passionate views with each other from all sides of the electorate and in every forum where they can be heard, including raising discussions about …
Kate Sedey
October 31, 2016
Blog, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence
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Seventh Circuit Allows Employer to Terminate Employee for Failing to Make his Internal Complaint of Sexual Harassment Quickly Enough After Harassment Occurred.
Becca Nesslar
October 13, 2016
Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Employment Law, Workplace Discrimination
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Dollar General Stores learn a hard lesson about the cost of failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
On September 16, 2016, a federal jury awarded a teenage ex-employee of the chain, Dollar General Stores, more than $277,566.00 in back pay and compensatory damages for her former employer’s violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The teenager was a cashier who was an …
Kendra Kutko
September 19, 2016
Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Gender Discrimination
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Newly Proposed Congressional Bill Targets Wage Gap
Just after returning from summer recess, Congress is off to a promising start with exciting proposed legislation for employees. On September 15, 2016, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, democratic delegate from the District of Columbia, introduced the Pay Equity for All Act of 2016 (H.R. 6030). The Bill aims to narrow the wage gap for …
Kate Sedey
September 15, 2016
Blog, Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate
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Under What Circumstances are Job-Related Medical Inquiries Allowed
We’ve all been hearing a lot this campaign season about the relative health conditions of the candidates for President of the United States. We have been privy to letters from doctors attesting to the well-being of both candidates as well as significant commentary about whether those letters are true and accurate. Everyone, from …
Kate Sedey
August 4, 2016
Blog, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence
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There has been a lot of buzz over the last week about recent reactions to the sexual harassment suit which Gretchen Carlson filed against Fox News and its former chairman, Roger Ailes. In case you missed it, a quick recap: Ms. Carlson filed a lawsuit against Fox and Ailes alleging that Ailes sexually harassed her in the newsroom, including “ogling” …
Kendra Kutko
March 15, 2016
Blog, Gender Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination
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Gender Gap Persists in the Tech Industry
Undoubtedly tech companies continue to make their mark as employment visionaries. In recent months, tech companies have chartered the way for creative, employee-favorable practices such as paid parental leave, unlimited vacation time, and open pay policies to name just a few commendable achievements. Yet, while these innovators stride ahead in many notable areas of …
Kate Sedey
March 7, 2016
Blog, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination
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Argues Sexual Orientation Discrimination Prohibited by Title VII
Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) took a big step forward in protecting employees from sexual orientation discrimination and harassment in the workplace. In U.S. EEOC v. Scott Medical Health Center, P.C. and U.S. EEOC v. IFCO Systems North America, two cases filed last week in Pennsylvania and Maryland respectively, the …
Kendra Kutko
February 1, 2016
Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Workplace Discrimination
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With new generations emerging in the workforce, shifts in corporate thinking have begun to occur that have many talking. One of those shifts is toward the adoption of greater transparency between management and employees. The thinking about transparency has started to change in one particularly controversial area: employee salaries.
Most companies treat compensation information as one of the most strictly protected, …