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We are excited to report that on July 6, 2019, Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer entered a judgment in favor of Case Law Firm client, Jessica Hernandez, and awarded her nearly $230,000 in damages stemming from her pregnancy discrimination claims against her former employer, the Katz Law Office.

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I thought by now that we’d basically covered the bases in terms of unlawful, unfair, and unprofessional nonsense that women face in the workplace.  Between sexual harassment, the gender pay gap, pregnancy discrimination, and lack of statutorily mandated family leave policies, women face a lot of hurdles in their quest for professional advancement and financial security.  Unfortunately, this week, we …

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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 …

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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.

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 …

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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 …

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Defeated Defendant Superior Air Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff’s Title VII gender discrimination claim

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 …

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