Kate Sedey November 13, 2013 Blog, Retaliation, Workplace Discrimination 0
Widespread Retaliation Against NFL Player After Report of Workplace Harassment
With all of the celebrity and fanfare that surrounds professional football players it is, at times, hard to remember that they are employees just like the rest of us. Perhaps that explains the multitude of truly harsh and inappropriate reactions to the Richie Incognito controversy. For anyone who hasn’t already heard the story, Miami Dolphins …
Kate Sedey November 7, 2013 Blog, Legislative Advocacy, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination 0
Debate Ended on Employment Non-Discrimination Act; Time for a Vote!
On Monday, the U.S. Senate voted 61-30 to end debate on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (a bill which would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity) and bring it up for a vote. The full Senate is expected to consider the bill today for the first time since …
Kendra Kutko August 28, 2013 Blog, Workplace Discrimination 0
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Lives On
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Crowds gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to hear remarks from President Obama along with other, prominent figures such as Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and celebrities like Oprah Winfrey. People from around the country …
Kate Sedey July 10, 2013 Blog, Legislative Advocacy, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination 0
Show Your Support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act!
I just wanted to drop a quick line to say how excited we are that ENDA has been passed out of committee by an overwhelming majority (15 to 7, including at least two Republican supporters). ENDA is short-hand for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act which aims to make discrimination on the basis of LGBT status unlawful.
Now …
Kate Sedey June 26, 2013 Blog, Retaliation, Workplace Discrimination 0
Bad Day for Employees: Supreme Court Applies But For Causation Standard to Title VII Retaliation
This is just a quick update on an important case we mentioned early this year and that we suggested was one to follow. In University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Naiel Nassar, the Supreme Court of the United States considered whether an employee alleging retaliation …
Kate Sedey October 28, 2011 Blog, Workplace Discrimination 0
Plaintiffs in Unsuccessful Class Action Pursue Individual Claims
After seeing their nation-wide gender discrimination class action dismissed by the Supreme Court of the United States, the Wal-Mart Plaintiffs did not just throw up their hands and concede defeat. Instead, they’ve decided that if the highest court will not allow them to proceed as one large nation-wide class, that they will simply have to enforce their …
Kate Sedey May 17, 2011 Blog, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination 0
An Inspiring Article about the Struggles of Coming Out at Work
Earlier this week Rick Welts, the former Executive Vice President of the NBA and the current President and Chief Executive of the Phoenix Suns professional basketball team, opened up about his sexuality. After decades of living what the New York Times refers to as a “shadow life,” he felt it was time …
Kate Sedey January 25, 2011 Blog, Retaliation, Workplace Discrimination 0
Supreme Court Expands Title VII to Prohibit Third Party Retaliation
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that an employee may sue for retaliation where his employer took an adverse action against him in retaliation for his fiancee’s complaint of discrimination. This decision provides much needed protection to the friends, family members, and loved ones of an individual who complains at work …
Kate Hillegass December 2, 2010 Firm Victories, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence 0
Defeated City of Chicago’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Plaintiff’s Sexual Harassment Claim
Kendra Kutko November 1, 2010 Blog, Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Workplace Discrimination 0
EEOC Extends ADA Protections to Employee Based on Weight
We have all heard the taglines and statistics regarding the obesity epidemic in this country. Still, the plain reality is this: an increasing number of Americans are becoming overweight or obese. A recent survey reports that 63.1% of adults in the U.S. were either overweight or obese in 2009 (of those, 36.6% …