Category Archives: Discrimination Harassment
University Employee Sues Former Employer for Discrimination Based on Race and Religion
Employment discrimination occurs when an employer fires you or refuses to hire you because of a protected characteristic, such as your race, religion, age, gender, or country of origin. Just because your employer has not fired you, or has not even threatened to do so does not mean that the behavior of your supervisors… Read More »
You Can Still File a Lawsuit About On-the-Job Harassment After You Retire
Being a police helicopter pilot sounds like an awesome job. It almost sounds like the response that fourth graders would give if you asked them to think of the most fun job they could imagine. Jobs that are so much fun that even people who have never been in the workforce would gladly leave… Read More »
Former Country Club Employee Sues Employer After Enduring Sexual Harassment at Work
Most employment discrimination lawsuits name an entire company, nonprofit organization, or public sector employer instead of or in addition to an individual coworker. In some cases, an adversarial relationship with a particular supervisor or bullying by a particular coworker is at the root of the employment discrimination case, but more often, it takes more… Read More »
Video Game Company Pays $54 Million Settlement After Numerous Employees Allege Discrimination
Sometimes the jobs that look like the most fun are the most unpleasant places to work. When you visited Disneyland as a child, you probably dreamed of working there as a costumed character. Of course, having to wear full-body costumes in the summer heat to portray an anthropomorphic animal character is enough to deter… Read More »
School District Employee Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit After Losing Out on Promotion in Favor of Less Qualified Employee
If you have a public sector job that you have held for more than a few years, you are in a better position than most people. You have more job security and more generous health insurance benefits than most people have, and you might even have a retirement pension; this counts as an embarrassment… Read More »
Does Offensive Music Make a Hostile Work Environment
We are approaching the time of year when Christmas carols start playing on the speaker systems of virtually every restaurant and retail store. No matter how much holiday cheer you possess, and no matter how delightful it is when neighbors knock on your door and sing “Deck the Halls” in harmony in exchange for… Read More »
Court Orders Company to Pay $1.2 Million to Warehouse Employee Who Suffered Bullying by Coworkers
Adults often reassure children that the teasing they endure from their classmates about things that employment law would consider protected characteristics, such as their physical appearance or manner of speaking, are a sign of immaturity. Unfortunately, it is usually wishful thinking to assume that, just because people are old enough to be in the… Read More »
Woman Sues Employer Over Gender-Based Pay Discrimination
The gender pay gap is well known. Women get paid less than men of similar professional background in exchange for the same work. Comedians of both sexes make jokes about it, and some people even commemorate the day each year by which women’s pay catches up to the amount that men earned by the… Read More »
Can an Employer Discriminate Against You Because You Are Not Good Looking Enough?
Everyone knows that you are not supposed to judge people based on their physical appearance, but most of us do not apply that precept consistently in our daily lives. Finding a community of people who judge each other based on their actions instead of their looks is sounding more and more like a utopian… Read More »
Abusive Treatment by an Employer Is Still Abuse, Even When It Is Not Discrimination
Many employment discrimination lawsuits arise from work environments where a work supervisor harasses employees because of one or more protected characteristics of the employees, such as their race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or family status. To file a discrimination complaint against your employer, you must first contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, whereupon… Read More »
