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White employee gets damages under ‘cat’s paw’ theory 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: February 14, 2011

Tags: cat's paw, reverse discrimination, Title VII

A Caucasian employee could recover damages for reverse discrimination based on a claim that her direct supervisor’s racial bias infected the process that led to her firing, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reinstating a jury verdict on liability.

Supreme Court allows third-party retaliation claims 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 26, 2011

Tags: employment discrimination, gender bias, retaliation, Supreme Court, Title VII

In a ruling employment attorneys say is likely to keep lower courts busy, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the fired fiancé of a worker who filed a discrimination complaint to bring a retaliation action under Title VII.

Fiancé can sue for retaliation under Title VII 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 24, 2011

Tags: employment discrimination, gender bias, retaliation, Supreme Court, Title VII

A worker who was fired after his fiancée filed a discrimination charge against their employer may file a retaliation claim under Title VII, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

RETALIATION 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 24, 2011

Tags: employment discrimination, gender bias, retaliation, Supreme Court, Title VII

A worker who was fired after his fiancée filed a discrimination charge against their employer may file a retaliation claim under Title VII.

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U.S. Supreme Court. Thompson v. North American Stainless, No. 09-291. Jan. 24, 2011. Lawyers
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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.

Gay employee can sue for retaliatory discharge 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: January 12, 2011

Tags: hostile work environment, McDonnell Douglas, retaliatory discharge, sexual orientation discrimination, Title VII

A gay employee who was fired after complaining about workplace slurs could sue for retaliatory discharge, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.

Supreme Court hears oral arguments in retaliation case 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: December 7, 2010

Tags: employment discrimination, gender bias, retaliation, Supreme Court, Title VII

WASHINGTON – Workplace romances can be perilous in the best of circumstances. But when an employee is fired after his sweetie files a discrimination complaint against the company, can he sue for retaliation under Title VII?

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court debated that issue during Tuesday’s oral argument in Thompson  v. North American Stainless.

Justices to review certification of Wal-Mart Title VII class 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: December 6, 2010

Tags: class actions, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Title VII

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether thousands of female workers can proceed as a class in a lawsuit alleging that Wal-Mart violated Title VII by paying them less than their male counterparts.

Supervisor may be liable for retaliation 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: November 18, 2010

Tags: retaliation, Title VII

An employee’s supervisor may be personally liable for engaging in retaliation in violation of state law, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in answering a certified question from a U.S. District Court.

Successor firm can be sued under Title VII 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: September 16, 2010

Tags: successor liability, Title VII

A race discrimination plaintiff did not have the threshold burden of showing that a company she was suing came from an asset purchase or merger in order to sue under a theory of successor liability, a U.S. District Court in Oklahoma has ruled in denying a motion to dismiss.