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Are Employers Prohibited From Retaliating Against A Complaining Employee’s Family Member?
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and religion. When Congress enacted Title VII, it also created a cause of action for retaliation. Having represented victims of employment retaliation for almost twenty years, our Alachua… Read More »
Does A National Origin Harassment Claim Require Evidence The Harasser Referred To Where The Victim Is From?
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of that employee’s national origin. National origin harassment is a form of national origin discrimination prohibited by Title VII. An actionable claim for national origin harassment exists… Read More »
Are Employment Decisions Based On Stereotypes Associated With Pregnancy Evidence Of Pregnancy Discrimination?
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of sex. In General Electric Co. v. Gilbert, 429 U.S. 125 (1976), the U.S. Supreme Court infamously ruled that discrimination on the basis of pregnancy was not sex discrimination under Title VII. Because of… Read More »
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 »