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Title VII suit isn’t governed by ‘sole reason’ standard 

Published: May 24, 2012

Tags: Title VII, workplace discrimination

A Title VII plaintiff was not required to show that unlawful discrimination was the sole reason why he was passed over for a job, the D.C. Circuit has ruled.

Employee can’t sue for anti-immigrant bias 

Published: May 23, 2012

Tags: employment discrimination, Title VII

Federal employment discrimination law does not provide a remedy for a bank employee who claims she was fired because of her marriage to a Mexican citizen who had entered the U.S. illegally, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.

HR director can’t sue for Title VII retaliation 

Published: May 11, 2012

Tags: Faragher/Ellerth, retaliation, sexual harassment, Title VII

A human resources director could not sue for Title VII retaliation based on an allegation that she was fired for participating in an internal investigation into sexual harassment, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.

Female worker can sue over same-sex touching 

Published: May 8, 2012

Tags: hostile environment, Title VII

A female corrections worker could maintain a Title VII hostile environment claim based on an allegation that her female supervisor repeatedly brushed against her breasts, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.

EEOC transgender ruling could allow gay bias claims 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: May 8, 2012

Tags: employment discrimination, gender bias, sexual orientation, Title VII, transgender bias

WASHINGTON – The recent ruling from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission holding that transgendered workers can bring employment bias claims under Title VII is a “game changer” in employment discrimination law, and could lead to claims under the Act based on sexual orientation.

EEOC issues guidance on worker background checks 

Published: May 1, 2012

Tags: criminal background checks, EEOC, employment discrimination, Title VII

WASHINGTON – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued updated guidance on employers’ use of criminal background checks in making employment decisions.

Employee barred from suing for race discrimination 

Published: April 9, 2012

Tags: CHAPTER 13, estoppel, race discrimination, Title VII

An employee was judicially estopped from suing for race discrimination because he failed to disclose those claims in his bankruptcy case, the 5th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.

Grad student can sue for Title IX retaliation 

Published: March 23, 2012

Tags: civil rights, gender discrimination, retaliation, Title IX, Title VII

A graduate student could sue a state university for retaliating against her for complaining about gender discrimination in her doctoral program, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary 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.

Jurors award record $167.7 million employment verdict 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: March 7, 2012

Tags: defamation, retaliation, sex harassment, Title VII, wrongful termination

In the largest verdict to an individual employment plaintiff in United States history, a California jury has awarded $167.7 million to a cardiac surgery physician assistant who suffered sexual harassment and wrongful termination.

Of the total verdict, $125 million was for punitive damages.