Back pay improperly denied in Title VII case 
Published: July 25, 2011
Tags: back pay, sex discrimination, Title VII
An employment discrimination plaintiff should not have been denied back pay on the basis that she was “made whole” by a jury’s award of compensatory damages, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Title VII damages cap applies ‘per party’
Published: July 13, 2011
Tags: damages cap, sex discrimination, Title VII
A sex discrimination plaintiff’s $3.5 million jury award was subject to a single $200,000 damages cap – regardless of the number of separate claims in her case, the 5th Circuit has ruled.
Title VII plaintiff entitled to higher damages cap
Published: July 5, 2011
Tags: damages caps, sex discrimination, Title VII
The damages awarded to a victim of intentional sex discrimination were subject to the higher damages cap applicable to large employers in Title VII cases, the 1st Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Employee can’t get double recovery in retaliation suit
Published: July 5, 2011
Tags: retaliation, Title VII
A retaliation plaintiff was not entitled to separate awards of damages when suing under both federal and local civil rights laws, the D.C. Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
No summary judgment ‘exception’ in job-bias cases
Published: June 3, 2011
Tags: employment discrimination, Title VII
Plaintiffs were not entitled to a deferential summary judgment standard with respect to claims that a city engaged in disparate-impact discrimination when it failed to hire them for firefighter positions, the en banc 8th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
EEOC settles sexual harassment suit against school
Published: May 26, 2011
Tags: EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, sex harassment, sexual harassment, Title VII
A Phoenix, Ariz. charter school will pay $41,125 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Title VII plaintiff didn’t waive psychotherapy privilege
Published: April 11, 2011
Tags: ADEA, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, psychotherapist-patient privilege, Title VII
An employment discrimination plaintiff did not waive his psychotherapist-patient privilege merely by seeking damages for emotional distress, a U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia has ruled.
Ledbetter Act revives constitutional pay claims
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 31, 2011
Tags: employment discrimination, equal protection, Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, race discrimination, Title VII, §1983
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act applies retroactively to both statutory and constitutional pay discrimination claims filed by white police officers, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Employer responded adequately to racial taunts
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 23, 2011
Tags: racial harassment, Title VII
An employer didn’t foster a hostile environment by failing to do more than issue verbal reprimands when responding to initial reports of racial harassment in the workplace, the 1st Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Court gives claws to ‘cat’s paw’
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 9, 2011
Tags: cat's paw, employment discrimination, Supreme Court, Title VII, USERRA
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling holding an employer liable for the anti-military bias of a supervisor – even though another supervisor made the ultimate decision to fire the plaintiff – is expected to have significant implications for employers and employees.
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