Volunteer fire department may be sued under Title VII 
Published: September 8, 2011
Tags: gender discrimination, hostile work environment, Title VII
A volunteer fire department may be sued for sexual discrimination under Title VII even though its paid employees numbered less that the statute’s 15-employee threshold, the 6th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Company to pay $540,000 to settle discrimination claims
Published: August 4, 2011
Tags: gender discrimination, Pennsylvania, racial discrimination
Federal officials say an Alcoa subsidiary in central Pennsylvania will pay more than $540,000 to settle claims that it discriminated against minorities and women.
Former policewoman awarded nearly $1 million for gender discrimination
Published: July 29, 2011
Tags: California, gender discrimination, police
A woman who was formerly a Los Angeles Airport police lieutenant has been awarded nearly $1 million in a gender discrimination case by a jury.
Supreme Court divided on gender bias in citizenship law
Published: June 13, 2011
Tags: Equal Protection Clause, gender discrimination, Immigration and Nationality Act
An equally-divided U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed a 9th Circuit ruling that upheld a law making it easier for a child of unmarried parents to obtain citizenship if the mother is a U.S. citizen than if the father is a citizen.
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Published: June 13, 2011
Tags: Equal Protection Clause, gender discrimination, Immigration and Nationality Act
An equally-divided U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed a 9th Circuit ruling that upheld a law making it easier for a child of unmarried parents to obtain citizenship if the mother is a U.S. citizen than if the father is a citizen.
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EEOC: Gender pay gap persists
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: May 6, 2011
Tags: EEOC, gender discrimination, pay gap, unequal pay
WASHINGTON – Long after laws prohibiting pay discrimination on the basis of gender were put on the books, gender-based pay disparities in American workplaces persist – and cannot be explained by non-discriminatory factors, according to federal officials and other experts at a recent forum held by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Lawmaker reintroduces Fair Pay Act
Published: April 13, 2011
Tags: equal pay, gender discrimination
WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has reintroduced a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating in pay on the basis of gender for jobs that are equivalent in skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions.
City approves $58,500 settlement with former employee
Published: April 7, 2011
Tags: California, gender discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment
Concord, Calif. has agreed to pay a $58,500 settlement to a former public works employee who sued it, claiming gender discrimination and harassment.
Woman wins more than $2.3 million from former employer
By:
Associated Press
Published: March 4, 2011
Tags: civil rights, gender discrimination, Iowa
A 55-year-old Iowa woman has won more than $2.3 million in her suit against her employer.
Suit claims ad firm discriminates against women
By:
Associated Press
Published: March 4, 2011
Tags: gender discrimination, New York
A lawsuit seeks to represent hundreds of U.S.-based female employees of a French advertising conglomerate in claims that it discriminates against women.
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