Blog Posts in 2011

A California jury awarded $17.7 million to a group of five older workers who were given more difficult work hours so as to injured them or frustrate them into quitting. The employers also downgraded ...

Hiring requirements – such as English only rules, passing a test or living in a certain area- may be considered racial discrimination depending on the circumstances. In a recent case, the 3rd Circuit ...

A woman who underwent a sex change has recently won a transgender sex discrimination case. In Glenn v. Brumby , a federal appeals court in Atlanta reviewed whether a former editor in the Georgia ...

Recently a court in Ohio determined that if your boss repeatedly asks you questions such as “when are you going to retire?” or urges you to retire, these actions may support a claim under the Age ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has just agreed to review Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. , a significant case concerning pharmaceutical sales representatives. At issue, whether the sales reps are ...

Older workers offer significant experience and maturity to the work force, but unfortunately age discrimination continues to be one of the fastest growing types of employment discrimination claims. In ...