Let’s play the “law school hypothetical” game for a minute. (I know, not as exciting as a cat being chosen in Monopoly, but bear with me.) You hear the following allegations: An gay, male employee starts works as a teacher in an “New Beginnings Alternative” program at a public school. During his employment, he is subject to derogatory statements by… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: gender
Gender Inequality Claims Make Headlines in Case and in New Study
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Legislative Developments, Litigation, Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center, Wage & HourOver the last week, two unrelated stories caught my eye. For employers, they are a reminder that claims of pay inequality based on gender are still something to be concerned about. The first story is that Governor Malloy announced plans for a new study to examine “factors that contribute to the gender wage gap in Connecticut’s workforce.” … Continue Reading
Attorneys Dancing Around Impact of Gender Identity Discrimination Law
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Highlight, Laws and RegulationsI have plenty of “guilty pleasures” when it comes to television watching. Dancing with the Stars isn’t one of them. (Though considering how my Yankees did last night, I probably should’ve just changed the channel to watch DWTS instead). But DWTS has a knack for making headlines (Bristol Palin, anyone?) and this season is no… Continue Reading
Summary Judgment For Tunxis Community College On Claims of Gender Discrimination
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, LitigationAs I’ve lamented from my very first post, too often the press focuses on new cases that are brought without placing them in context. Yet every month, federal and state courts in Connecticut consider dozens of employment law cases that never make the headlines. One such case is Jacobs v. Connecticut Community Technical Colleges, decided… Continue Reading
Legislative Update: Paid Sick Leave & Gender Identity Discrimination Bills Pass; Governor’s Approval Expected
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsEarly Saturday morning, the Connecticut General Assembly passed two bills that will have a significant impact on employers in Connecticut. Both bills now need to be signed by the Governor (who has indicated he will sign them). First, the Senate passed House Bill 6599, which adds “gender identity or expression” as a new protected category… Continue Reading
Gender Identity & Expression Discrimination Bill Clears Conn. House
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsThe on-again, off-again bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression (including transgendered individuals) passed the Connecticut House late Thursday night on a vote along party lines. The bill, H.B. 6599, would add a new protected class and defines "gender identity as follows: "Gender identity or expression" means a person’s… Continue Reading
Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Wal-Mart Class Action Case
Posted in LitigationThe U.S. Supreme Court this morning agreed to hear Wal-Mart’s appeal of a decision that granted certification to what would be the largest employment discrimination class action case ever heard in the United States. The SCOTUSBlog has the definitive wrapup here. The underlying case has raised allegations of sex discrimination by current and female workers… Continue Reading
Followup and Resources from Where We Live’s Discussion on Gender Wage Gap
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments, Wage & HourEarlier today, I visited with John Dankosky on his wonderful WNPR show, "Where We Live". You can listen to the replay on its website here. In the discussion, we touched on a variety of topics including the proposed Paycheck Fairness Act, which did not get through a procedural vote last week. As I’ve said… Continue Reading
Of Credit Histories, Ricci’s Impact & The Gender Wage Gap
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceBeen a busy week so there’s time only for a few things to some recent and upcoming publications, podcasts and radio shows that I’m involved with. My thanks to the respective producers or reporters for the opportunity. First, the Daily Labor Reports and U.S. Law Week each did a lengthy piece this week on the… Continue Reading
Another Look at the Statistics Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act (And Why Mark Twain Would’ve Chimed in)
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Legislative Developments, Wage & Hour– There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics —– Mark Twain Given that Mark Twain is one of Hartford’s most famous residents (now "celebrating" 100 years since his death), it seems appropriate to invoke another one of his famous sayings. Time and again, statistics keep getting raised to the forefront… Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Unpaid Interns, Employee E-mail Privacy, LinkedIn Recommendations, Advice from the “Enemy”, Retaliation, The “Restroom Issue”
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation, Wage & HourWith my work on the Law & Technology Symposium for the Connecticut Bar Foundation last week, there are several employment law topics that I haven’t had time to discuss in full. While I’ve shared some of these links via my Twitter feed (which you can find at twitter.com/danielschwartz), I thought I would recap some of… Continue Reading
Transgender Litigation: Court Grants Summary Judgment to Employer In Title VII Transgender Case
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, LitigationEarlier this year, proponents of a bill to make transgender (or gender identity and expression) a protected category failed in their efforts to get that category covered under the state’s anti-discrimination laws. A new United States District Court case this week may provide proponents with an example of a case that, in their view, may have come out differently if "transgender" was… Continue Reading
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