Employees can’t pursue pattern-or-practice claim 
Published: July 12, 2012
Tags: Discrimination, disparate treatment, employment discrimination, race discrimination, Title VII
Asian-American police officers who claimed they were passed over for promotions because of their race could not recover damages under a pattern-or-practice disparate treatment theory of liability, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Employee can sue over discriminatory severance terms
Published: March 20, 2012
Tags: disparate treatment, sex discrimination, Title VII
A plaintiff could maintain a Title VII sex discrimination claim based on an allegation that she received a less favorable severance package than her male colleagues, the 4th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Black firefighter can pursue disparate-impact claim
Published: August 18, 2011
Tags: disparate impact, disparate treatment, employment discrimination, Ricci v. Destefano, Title VII
An African-American firefighter can proceed with a Title VII claim alleging that a promotional exam had a disparate impact on minorities – even though his employer argued that its actions were necessary to avoid disparate-treatment liability, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Title VII plaintiff can sue for mixed-motive retaliation
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 15, 2010
Tags: Amtrak, disparate treatment, Gross v. FBL Financial Services, mixed-motive retaliation, race discrimination, retaliation, Supreme Court, Title VII
A race discrimination plaintiff could sue her employer for mixed-motive retaliation, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled.
Black firefighter sues over New Haven promotion test
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: October 16, 2009
Tags: disparate impact, disparate treatment, Title VII
A black New Haven, Conn., firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit against the city over a promotion exam that was the subject of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano in June.
Doctors settle case over denial of treatment
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: October 8, 2009
Tags: California, disparate treatment, doctors
A California woman has settled a lawsuit against her former doctors, who refused to perform artificial insemination based on her sexual orientation.
EEOC considers new regs after age bias rulings
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 24, 2009
Tags: Age Discrimination in Employment Act, disparate treatment, EEOC
WASHINGTON – In the wake of two U.S. Supreme Court rulings limiting the ability to bring successful discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is considering a number of actions, including issuing new regulations aimed at clarifying the rules protecting aging workers.
Employers hurt by Supreme Court bias decision
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 30, 2009
Tags: disparate impact, disparate treatment, Title VII
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Ricci v. DeStefano, it did more than rule in favor of New Haven firefighters who sued after the city tossed out the results of a civil service exam after too few minority employees passed.
Surprise ruling makes age bias cases tough for plaintiffs
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 22, 2009
Tags: Age Discrimination in Employment Act, disparate treatment
Attorneys, employee advocates and lawmakers say a surprise U.S. Supreme Court ruling eliminating “mixed-motive” claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act will make proving age discrimination in the workplace a much tougher task for plaintiffs.
Justices rule in ‘mixed motive’ ADEA case
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 18, 2009
Tags: Age Discrimination in Employment Act, disparate treatment
A plaintiff cannot bring a “mixed-motive” disparate-treatment claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
