A new measure that would eliminate workplace discrimination against gays won a significant victory in the Senate, as Congress crossed party lines and began debating on the law.This bill is considered critical in the fight to uphold complete federal support for gay,...
A 113-year old mortuary school in upstate New York has been asked to pay $30,000 in damages following sexual harassment charges filed by several female students. According to the state Attorney General's Office, the president and CEO of the school has agreed to the...
When the CEO of a leading real estate firm was passed over for a substantial promotion, the woman took offense. She decided to take the company to court. She is alleging that age discrimination is still rampant in a male-dominated world. The claimant who is 66 years...
Once again East and West Coasts lead efforts to spearhead change in preventing job discrimination for victims of domestic abuse. California joined the group last Friday when the governor of the state followed leads from Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Oregon,...
Following recent concerns that pregnant women suffer job discrimination, the New York City Council has passed a bill modifying the city's human rights law. This new amended legislation calls for accommodations designed to protect pregnant employees in the city. The...
Democratic Representative Louise Slaughter of New York is taking the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to task in order to curtail employer wellness programs that requireemployees to fill out extensive health questionnaires. She contends such information is...
Stereotypes abound at the workplace. Age discrimination has been no exception but recent trends seem to indicate that employers are finding justification for hiring more mature workers. While previous criticism of senior employees has included their resistance to...
A jury decision recently re-emphasized the use of the n-word is not acceptable anytime, anyplace. While the racial slur has come to be acceptable among the black community, the court found otherwise, ruling its use is just plain wrong. The controversial word has been...
A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed five of the six gender discrimination claims filed against the Bloomberg Financial News Corporation. The plaintiffs are current and former employees who claimed their careers were negatively impacted six years ago when they...
A leading brokerage firm has just agreed to settle a multi-million dollar lawsuit based on racial discrimination filed by black brokers on Wall Street. The payout would be the largest race discrimination by an American employer and underscores that blacks in in the...
