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Are Employees Protected From Threats Of Discharge In Retaliation For Complaining About Discrimination?
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects employees from retaliation when they complain about discrimination on the basis of age. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees for complaining about discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or… Read More »
Employers Continue To Refuse To Hire Women For “Men’s Jobs”
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) bans discrimination on the basis of sex in the workplace. Since the passage of Title VII, women have made significant gains in workforce participation, wages, benefits, and access to high-level positions. However, gender segregation persists in many occupations in the U.S. workforce. For… Read More »
Are Employees Protected From Discrimination Based On Their Association With A Person Of Another Race?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) forbids employers from discriminating against any employee with respect to his or her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such employee’s race. As explained by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Barrett v. Whirlpool Corp., 556 F.3d 502… Read More »
VP Of Human Resources Prepares A Note Identifying Discharged Older Worker As “+ 50”
In 1967, Congress enacted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) for the purpose of ending age discrimination in the workplace. Having represented victims suffering from age discrimination for almost twenty years, our Alachua County, Florida age discrimination attorneys have learned that age discrimination remains widespread in both the private and public sectors. Older… Read More »
Is Prohibiting An Employee From Speaking Spanish Evidence Of National Origin Discrimination?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from discrimination on the basis of national origin. Under U.S. Supreme Court precedent, the term “national origin” means the country where a person was born, or, more broadly, the country from which his or her ancestors came. This means that employees… Read More »
Can A Discriminatory Failure To Promote Be Proven With Evidence That An Unqualified Individual Was Selected?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits an employer from discriminating against any individual with respect to his or her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Under Title VII, employees are protected against discrimination with respect to… Read More »
Pregnant Employee Told By Employer: “We Don’t Have Any Light Duty For Pregnant Women”
As explained by the U.S. Supreme Court in California Fed. Sav. and Loan Ass’n v. Guerra, 479 U.S. 272 (1987), Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) to unambiguously establish that discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the… Read More »
How Employers Minimize Sexual Harassment Complaints By Employees
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), sexual harassment that creates a hostile work environment is a form of prohibited sex discrimination. In order to comply with Title VII, employers have a duty to investigate and remedy sexual harassment in the workplace. Once an employer actually knows or reasonably… Read More »
Employee Who Requested An Accommodation Under Americans With Disabilities Act Told To “Toughen Up”
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are forbidden from discriminating against employees on the basis of disability. The ADA defines a disability as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual.” Under the ADA, employers are also required to provide employees… Read More »
Employee Claims That Supervisor Involved In Firing Her Said He Was “Uncomfortable Around Women”
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex. “In forbidding employers to discriminate against individuals because of their sex,” as explained by the U.S. Supreme Court in City of Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power v. Manhart, 435 U.S…. Read More »
