$2.49 million awarded in sex discrimination case 
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: March 4, 2011
Tags: Iowa, sex discrimination
A southern Iowa jury has awarded more than $2.34 million to a female supervisor who alleged that she was the victim of sex discrimination while overseeing maintenance and cleaning crews at the Cargill plant in Eddyville.
Recession results in rise of discrimination claims
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 15, 2011
Tags: Discrimination, EEOC, employment discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, recession, retaliation, sex discrimination
The economic downturn has caused workplace discrimination claims to reach an all-time high – and employment lawyers on both sides of the bar are struggling to keep up.
Sex discrimination lawsuit is timely
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 13, 2011
Tags: right-to-sue letter, sex discrimination, Title VII
A plaintiff did not inadvertently trigger the time period for filing her sexual discrimination lawsuit by calling the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to learn the status of her claim, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Employer violated transgender employee’s rights
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 13, 2010
Tags: Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, sex discrimination, sex stereotyping, §1983
A transgender employee’s constitutional rights were violated when she was fired after advising her employer of her plans to go forward with a sex change, a U.S. District Court in Georgia has ruled in granting summary judgment.
Trivial comments didn’t perpetuate hostile environment
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 17, 2010
Tags: hostile environment, sex discrimination
Sex-laced comments that a female employee overheard after her transfer from a hostile work environment were insufficient to support a Title VII discrimination claim, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Title VII claim barred by intra-military immunity
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 10, 2010
Tags: intra-military immunity doctrine, sex discrimination, Title VII
The doctrine of intra-military immunity precluded a U.S. Air Force technician from suing for sex discrimination, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Wal-Mart sex bias suit can proceed as class action
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 27, 2010
Tags: class action, sex discrimination, Title VII, Wal-Mart
Claims that Wal-Mart discriminated against thousands of female employees may be tried as a class action, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming a certification order.
State notice doesn’t trigger federal time bar
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: April 26, 2010
Tags: right-to-sue, sex discrimination, statute of limitations, Title VII
A state’s right-to-sue notice doesn’t trigger the 90-day Title VII limitations period, the 10th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Wal-Mart to pay $12M in discrimination suit
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: March 12, 2010
Tags: sex discrimination, Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores will pay nearly $12 million and change its hiring practices to settle a sex-discrimination suit over hiring at a Kentucky warehouse.
Outback to pay $19M gender-bias settlement
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 30, 2009
Tags: sex discrimination, Title VII
Outback Steakhouse agreed to pay $19 million to settle a sex-discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of female employees at the restaurant chain.
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