Lawmaker renews push on sexual orientation bias bill 
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: Employment Non-Discrimination Act, gender identity discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination
WASHINGTON – One day after President Barack Obama said in a television interview that he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, the chairman of a Senate committee on workplace issues called for a hearing on the long-stalled Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Social networks in Maryland get workplace protection
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: Maryland, social media
Maryland workers can now tweet, update their Facebook statuses and post information on LinkedIn, without worrying about their bosses seeing any of it.
Pharmaceutical reps aren’t entitled to overtime
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: fair labor standards act, overtime
Pharmaceutical companies did not violate federal wage and hour law by classifying their sales representatives as administrative employees ineligible for overtime, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
Termination for disability fraud didn’t violate FMLA
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: disability benefits, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, fraud, retaliation
An employer didn’t violate federal medical leave law when it fired an employee after concluding that he was fraudulently receiving disability benefits, the 6th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Lawmakers call for NLRB member’s resignation
Published: May 9, 2012
Tags: Congress, ethics, National Labor Relations Board
WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has joined another member of Congress in calling for National Labor Relations Board member Terence Flynn to resign after reports that he violated ethics rules by disclosing confidential information to two former Board members.
Female worker can sue over same-sex touching
Published: May 8, 2012
Tags: hostile environment, Title VII
A female corrections worker could maintain a Title VII hostile environment claim based on an allegation that her female supervisor repeatedly brushed against her breasts, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
EEOC transgender ruling could allow gay bias claims
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: May 8, 2012
Tags: employment discrimination, gender bias, sexual orientation, Title VII, transgender bias
WASHINGTON – The recent ruling from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission holding that transgendered workers can bring employment bias claims under Title VII is a “game changer” in employment discrimination law, and could lead to claims under the Act based on sexual orientation.
Employer sued for failing to prevent anti-gay work environment
Published: May 8, 2012
Tags: hostile work environment
An employer may be liable under state law for failing to take reasonable measures to prevent an employee from being subjected to a hostile work environment based on his sexual orientation, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Employees at-will despite requirement of ‘just cause’ for firing
Published: May 4, 2012
Tags: at-will, collective bargaining agreement
Former DuPont employees cannot sue the company for fraud because they were at-will, even though they were covered by a collective bargaining agreement that said they could not be fired “except for just cause,” the 5th Circuit has ruled.
Jury awards Muslim woman $5 million over workplace harrassment
Published: May 4, 2012
Tags: AT&T, Missouri, religious harassment, workplace harassment
A jury has awarded $5 million in punitive damages to a Kansas City, Mo. woman who says she was harassed while working at AT&T after converting to Islam.
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