Firefighter not entitled to $6.2M bias award (access required)

Published: February 24, 2010
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A firefighter who sued for race, gender and sexual orientation discrimination cannot recover damages for wrongful discharge because she failed to exhaust her administrative remedies, the California Court of Appeal has ruled.

Supreme Court: Employment, criminal cases loom large  (access required)

By Kimberly Atkins - Published: February 10, 2010
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court term is half over, but there are still many big cases for the justices to decide in the second half of the term.

Taxpayer can’t exclude award for depression (access required)

Published: January 7, 2010
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A taxpayer could not exclude from her income that portion of an employment discrimination settlement that compensated her for depression, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled.

Employment discrimination charges hit near-record high (access required)

Published: January 7, 2010
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Workplace discrimination charges filed with the EEOC hit the second highest level ever, according to the latest statistics from the agency.

Privilege ruling could chill employers’ investigations (access required)

By Kimberly Atkins - Published: December 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON - According to employment defense lawyers, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could have unintended consequences for workplace bias investigations.

Rise in EEOC charges has employers on alert (access required)

By Kimberly Atkins - Published: November 30, 2009
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With a number of factors creating a perfect storm of sorts for discrimination claims, including a rise in job losses, EEOC actions are on the rise.

Employment provisions of genetic bias law take effect (access required)

Published: November 20, 2009
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WASHINGTON - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is set to enforce Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act beginning Saturday, Nov. 21.

Small employer can be sued for racial discrimination (access required)

Published: November 17, 2009
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An employer with few employees could be sued for racial discrimination based on the public policy embodied in a state civil rights law that only applies to businesses with 15 or more employees, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a dismissal.

Ordinance bans sexual orientation bias (access required)

Published: November 13, 2009
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Salt Lake City enacted an ordinance on November 10 that prohibits employment and housing discrimination “because of a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.” Exemptions include religious and government organizations and employers with less than 15 employees.

Metadata in government documents is public record (access required)

Published: October 30, 2009
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Metadata constitutes a public record and is therefore subject to disclosure under public records law, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a denial of access to metadata.

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