In an unanimous 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled Title VII protects workers from retaliation after the employee responds to questions in an internal investigation. The Court held that Title VII protects those workers who speak out on discrimination during company-ordered investigations, not simply those investigations that arise from an actual discrimination claim.
The case of
The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to consider the case of New Haven, Connecticut firefighers who alleged reverse discrimination when the city denied them promotions despite high test scores, ostensibly out of fears that the test may have discriminated against minority applicants.
I’ve covered the case, Ricci v. DeStefano, previously here and here, and
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Last week, I posted about a new decision from the federal court in Connecticut that threw out a transgender litigation claim.
The Connecticut Law Tribune has some additional feedback on that case from the employee’s counsel in today’s paper. I’m also quoted in the article; in it, I explain that t
ransgender litigation — while perhaps
Earlier this month, I provided a legislative update on the Paycheck Fairness Act bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Long-time Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn, 3rd) has been a leading sponsor of the bill and she has a long and distinguished career in the House.
Yesterday, Rep. DeLauro issued a column in
Earlier 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
Earlier this week, I posted on a $4M verdict in federal court in a retaliation case, Tucker v. Journal Register Co.
But did you ever wonder what the verdict form actually looks like? In other words, when the jurors fill out the form and then hand it to the judge, what does that verdict form
Late last week (when, of course, I was out of the office), word came down about another large verdict in an employment law case in Connecticut. The verdict, composed of $1M in compensatory damages and $3M in punitive damages in Tucker v. Journal Register Co. was first reported by the Connecticut Post last Friday here. (H/T
The EEOC today released a new compliance manual section on religious discrimination in the workplace. A press release from the EEOC is available here while you can download the actual section directly here.
What is useful about the compliance manual section, according to the EEOC, is that it "includes a comprehensive review of the relevant provisions
Ed: Updated to reflect newer posts and correct style
There are many employment lawyers who subscribe to the belief that "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished". A case out of Connecticut and the Second Circuit this month certainly won’t change that perception. Indeed, although the case may have political undertones, it sets up a classic
While I was on trial last month, a Second Circuit decision on Associational Discrimination slipped .jpg)
by. Fortunately, the Delaware Employment Law Blog picked up the slack here.
The obvious question that arises first is: What is Associational Discrimination? Well, most discrimination cases arise when the employee has a "protected characteristic" such as his or