Discrimination

Employees are often worried that if complain about harassment or discrimination at work, they will face retaliation. While this is an understandable concern, pursuant to federal law, it is unlawful for your employer to retaliate against you for complaining about discrimination or wage and hour concerns. In fact, retaliation claims are a separate and distinct…

Federal and state laws protect against various different types of discrimination. For example, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discrimination against employees on the basis of religion, gender, sex, national origin, or race. Additionally, the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and the American with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA) prohibit…

Recently, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) introduced a new bill aimed at eliminating potential employment discrimination based on credit scores. The bill, called the Equal Employment for All Act, criticizes the practice of American employers checking the credit history of job applicants. The legislators argue that such credit history checks discriminate…

Retail giant Target Corporation has just agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle an employment discrimination complaint. The race and disability discrimination lawsuit alleged that applicants for upper level jobs were improperly screened out. According to the complaint, the tests given to candidates were not sufficiently neutral. Instead, the tests disproportionately screened out women, Asians…

Following the recent Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage, many opposing the decision have denounced it based on moral grounds. Some have suggested that, based on religious reasons, they don’t have to recognize gay marriage and that “religious beliefs” can justify discrimination. However, this is simply not true. While many laws protect your religious freedoms…

To many Americans, Friday’s 5-4 Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide signifies much-needed societal advancement and provides long-awaited legitimacy for relationships, families, and modern American life. Justice Kennedy’s opinion eloquently addressed the quest for equal dignity under the law for same-sex couples. At Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP, we applaud the Supreme Court’s decision…

In a victory for victims of discrimination, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled in favor of Samantha Elauf, a Muslim woman who was denied a job at Abercrombie and Fitch due to her head covering. CNN reports that Elauf filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the retailer. Title VII prohibits religious discrimination.…

Ellen Pao, a former employee at a venture capital firm associated with Facebook, brought a gender discrimination lawsuit against both the firm and the social media company. She claimed that she was punished and ultimately terminated from her position as a junior partner at the renowned venture capital firm in 2012 after questioning the firm’s…