Court reverses itself in striking $3.5M punitive award against Chrysler 
Published: May 16, 2013
Tags: hostile environment, punitive damages, race discrimination, religious discrimination, Title VII
A Chrysler employee failed to produce sufficient evidence of malice or recklessness to justify a substantial award of punitive damages in a Title VII hostile environment case, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Isolated racial epithet supported hostile environment suit
Published: April 10, 2013
Tags: hostile work environment, race discrimination, retaliation, §1981
A superior’s use of a racial epithet on one occasion constituted compelling evidence that a federal employee experienced a hostile work environment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Fee-shifting doesn’t apply in Title VII retaliation case
Published: April 10, 2013
Tags: fee shifting, mixed-motive retaliation, race discrimination, Title VII
An employee who sued for mixed-motive retaliation was not entitled to an award under a Title VII fee- and cost-shifting provision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Attorney’s lawsuit against ex-firm is dismissed
Published: January 24, 2013
Tags: Discrimination, independent contractors, race discrimination, Title VII
An attorney’s race discrimination suit against law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has been dismissed on summary judgment by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Civil rights plaintiff can’t proceed under §1981
Published: September 12, 2012
Tags: civil rights, Eleventh Amendment, race discrimination, §1981, §1983
A civil rights plaintiff could not circumvent §1983’s two-year statute of limitations by suing for race discrimination under §1981, the 6th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Retaliation suit must satisfy exhaustion requirement
Published: August 9, 2012
Tags: race discrimination, retaliation, sex discrimination, Title VII
A Title VII retaliation suit could not proceed because the plaintiff failed to exhaust her administrative remedies, the 8th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Title VII case can proceed under ‘cat’s paw’ theory
Published: July 18, 2012
Tags: cat’s paw theory, race discrimination, Title VII, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
A Title VII plaintiff could impute the racial animus of a supervisor to the decision maker who imposed discipline against him for horseplay at work, the 6th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
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.
City, officers to settle racial discrimination suit
Published: July 10, 2012
Tags: Illinois, police officer, race discrimination
The city of Springfield, Ill. and three city police officers are in the process of settling a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the three in 2004, according to federal court records.
Benchmarks: Bananas helped create hostile environment
Published: June 13, 2012
Tags: hostile work environment, race discrimination, Title VII
The 11th Circuit on Monday recognized that the appearance of less-obvious symbols of racism in the workplace may be enough to sustain a Title VII hostile environment claim.
