Civil Rights Ruling Protecting Gay Employees Likely Headed to Supreme Court: View April 7, 2017 By Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View Everyone agrees that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers are forbidden from discriminating on the...
Farmers Insurance Facing Possible Class Action by ‘Hundreds’ of Female Attorneys October 15, 2015 By Don Jergler An attorney representing a woman suing Farmers Insurance for discriminatory practices was set to file a motion on Thursday seeking...
Suit Charges Wal-Mart with Discrimination Against Gay Employees Over Health Benefits July 15, 2015 By Erik Larson Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was accused of discriminating against gay employees in a lawsuit that pits the biggest U.S. retailer against...
Woman Who Lost Silicon Valley Sex Suit Appealing Verdict June 3, 2015 By Sudhin Thanawala A woman at the center of a high-profile gender bias lawsuit against an elite Silicon Valley venture capital firm filed...
Texas City Hit With Police Sex Discrimination Suit July 5, 2012 By Christopher Sherman The Justice Department sued the city of Corpus Christi on Tuesday, alleging the Police Department discriminated in hiring women by...
Women Allege Sexual Bias, Harassment at Kentucky’s Maker’s Mark May 8, 2012 Five women are suing Maker’s Mark Distillery Inc. in federal court, claiming discrimination and sexual harassment. All of the women...
Small-Town Cafe Banter Becomes Defamation Lawsuit in Texas March 26, 2012 By Elizabeth Campbell Bennie Dale Morris used to be a regular at Frank’s Place — eating meals and drinking coffee several times a...
Corrections Department Settles Federal Lawsuit February 28, 2012 A federal sex-discrimination suit has been settled between the Arizona Department of Corrections and the U.S. Department of Justice. The...
Major Class Action Sex Discrimination Case Goes Before Supreme Court March 25, 2011 By James Vicini The largest class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit ever will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court March 29, pitting Wal-Mart Stores Inc....