Sentences with phrase «discrimination lawsuits against»

In what may amount to test cases based on its revised guidelines for the use of criminal background checks in hiring, the EEOC has filed discrimination lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General for employment practices.

Because disabled employees who are certified for marijuana use can bring discrimination lawsuits against employers, it is vital for employers to know their legal boundaries.

The growing number of discrimination lawsuits against Tesla come as the company is also facing a unionization campaign from the United Auto Workers.

Outten & Golden have also represented employees in gender discrimination lawsuits against Goldman Sachs and Microsoft.

Now, after the close of Pao's gender discrimination lawsuit against VC giant Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the two are optimistic that the trial could help advance gender diversity, by moving dialog about diversity to the forefront.

Washington (CNN)- Few issues divide the Supreme Court - and the country at large - more than church - state matters, and arguments before the Supreme Court on Wednesday involving a workplace discrimination lawsuit against a Lutheran church proved especially touchy.

(Stanley also filed an $ 8 million sex - discrimination lawsuit against USC and its athletic director, which was dismissed by a federal judge in March 1995 and which Stanley is appealing.)

Mahoney and Antonacci traded barbs, and at one point, according to Syracuse.com, Antonacci threatened to sue Mahoney over an allegation that she conspired with a man who planned to file a racial discrimination lawsuit against the comptroller and the county.

An assistant professor of finance and economics at Columbia Business School since 2008 has filed a sexual harassment / discrimination lawsuit against the school, seeking more than $ 20 million in damages and more time to apply for tenure.

Two years later, Demme followed - up with the drama «Philadelphia», starring Tom Hanks as lawyer Andrew Beckett, who was represented by attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) in an AIDS discrimination lawsuit against his former employer.

What, does the AARP have to bring a age discrimination lawsuit against the Federal Reserve to make this happen?

Summary: In a gender pay discrimination lawsuit against Farmers Group Inc. brought by their female attorneys, the group will pay $ 4 million as part of the settlement.

Summary: In a gender pay discrimination lawsuit against Farmers Group Inc. brought by their female attorneys, the group will pay $ 4 million...

A transgender woman and her partner filed a harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Amazon.

Indeed, generally speaking, you can't bring a federal sex discrimination lawsuit against a private company without first presenting it to the EEOC.

He delivers a comprehensive list of links about a jury's decision to award Laura Zubulake, a former Asian bond saleswoman, much more than her attorneys asked for in her sexual discrimination lawsuit against European bank UBS.

On this evidence, a trial court judge ordered summary judgment dismissing Brooks» discrimination lawsuit against her former firm.

In a much - awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out a huge discrimination lawsuit against Wal - Mart that had been filed as a class action by female workers.

An engineer's age discrimination lawsuit against his former employer recently resulted in a large jury verdict in his favor.

The NFL received significant criticism for its hiring practices, and a renowned criminal defense attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran, threatened to file a race discrimination lawsuit against the league.

Not exact matches

What if it can be used against the company in a wrongful - termination lawsuit or an age - discrimination case?

In fact, in December 2017 a Virginia district court judge ruled against a female plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation against defense contractor BAE Systems, in part, because she «did not take advantage of BAE's harassment reporting procedures of which she was well aware.»

Denson claimed that Trump had «weaponized» the agreement to crush a $ 25 million discrimination lawsuit she filed against the Trump campaign last November.

His lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, back pay, and an injunction against further discrimination.

The bill explicitly authorizes an LGBT student who claims discrimination to file a civil lawsuit against the college.

This is just what was on display last week when florist Barronelle Stutzman wrote a letter to Washington State's Attorney General, stating her intent to not settle a discrimination lawsuit filed against her for refusing to lend her creative talents and services to a same - sex ceremony.

After filing a lawsuit that included a charge of sexual discrimination against Mervyn LeRoy, president of the Hollywood Park Turf Club, Everett took her seat in 1972 and appointed herself CEO.

The San Francisco school district settled a sex discrimination lawsuit involving incoming city schools chancellor Richard Carranza for $ 75,000, but de Blasio said he doesn't buy the allegations against his schools pick.

Washington - based lawyer Les Alderman has represented victims in several workplace discrimination lawsuits on Capitol Hill, including a sexual harassment case against a Texas congressman.

The New York Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday morning the settlement of a federal lawsuit against the Buffalo City School District for what it charged was «the open and systematic discrimination of LGBTQ students at McKinley High School.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio broke with his predecessor by agreeing to settle the men's lawsuits against the city for discrimination and malicious prosecution for $ 41 million last year.

In February 2018, Schneiderman brought a civil rights lawsuit against The Weinstein Company, alleging the company «repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.»

The sheriff had come under fire during the campaign for issues including the number of inmate deaths at the Erie County Holding Center since he took office in 2005, as well as a recent sex discrimination lawsuit filed against him by a now - retired Holding Center officer.

The Buffalo Public School District has issued a response to a lawsuit filed earlier this week alleging discrimination against LGBTQ students at McKinley High School.

ALBANY — The Buffalo woman who recently told her story of being sexually harassed by Sam Hoyt, a former state lawmaker and top economic adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has filed a federal lawsuit against Hoyt for engaging in a «pattern of committing sexual harassment, assault, discrimination and retaliation» against her.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) filed a lawsuit against the business and the brothers who founded it, saying the company violated employees» rights by «failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.»

The Westchester County Executive responds to the criticism leveled on him Wednesday night by the governor regarding the federal housing discrimination lawsuit, among other things, and addresses the question of who's the angriest when it comes to charges against their record.

And two weeks ago, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Weinstein Co., stating that the studio «repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.»

In 2005, the state attorney general's office, then under Eliot Spitzer, filed a federal lawsuit against Macy's that claimed racial discrimination of black and Hispanic customers.

A former Ramapo police officer has filed a lawsuit against the town claiming race and gender discrimination.

Black Lives Matter - Buffalo and a coalition of Buffalo residents announced Tuesday that they have filed a federal lawsuit against the Buffalo Police Department alleging racial discrimination.

For Perez - Melgosa, who spent more than 15 years at UW, during which she co-authored a number of peer - reviewed publications, «the mere fact that this allegation has been raised against me carries with it the most serious effects upon my professional career,» she stated in her testimony for the lawsuit, which alleged discrimination based on national origin.

Lipkin's discrimination against her escalated when he became aware of the EEOC complaint, the lawsuit alleges, and Columbia failed to take sufficient action, leading Hornig to sue Lipkin and the university.

A former employee of a company co-founded by genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter has filed a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination against the firm's female employees — and alleging harassment by Venter himself.

Earlier this year, Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe left the company after raising a lawsuit against her colleagues over allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination.

She brought a lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend and fellow Tinder co-founder Justin Matteen, citing sexual harassment and sexual discrimination, which resulted in a hefty settlement for Wolfe.

Under Warren's second leadership term, eHarmony refocused on matching couples who were interested in marriage and healed its image following a 2005 lawsuit for discrimination against same - sex couples.

A South Carolina school district that used newsletters, e-mail, and its Web site to drum up opposition to a tuition - tax - credit bill in the state legislature faces a lawsuit claiming it committed «viewpoint discrimination» against a resident who was denied the use of the same outlets to air his views.

And certainly charter advocates that have already filed lawsuits alleging discrimination against charter schools (in Washington, D.C. and New York state) should use the tactic, too.

To end Washington's discrimination against special needs kids in religious schools — and to vindicate the rights of parents to choose their children's schools from a wide array of options, including public, private and religious schools — the Institute for Justice Washington Chapter filed a federal constitutional lawsuit challenging the special education ban.