Blog Posts in 2012

An African American was allowed to continue her race discrimination lawsuit, which also included claims of harassment and retaliation based on a legal theory called “cat’s paw”. The cat’s paw theory ...

A recent Pennsylvania case looked at whether a medical assistant who was subjected to three days of sexual overtures by a doctor who worked for her employer could go to trial on claims of sexual ...

Can you bring a sexual discrimination lawsuit if you are a volunteer? Yes said the 7th circuit court in a recent sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation case involving unpaid ...

According to a recent federal lawsuit, a worker who kept forgetting to punch in for work but had an excellent attendance record showed could bring a claim for retaliation under the Fair Labor ...

A large class action gender discrimination lawsuit has just been filed against a high profile law firm. The lawsuit Francine Friedman Griesing v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP , includes 215 women, was filed ...

On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument concerning a seemingly easy question – Who’s is a supervisor? However, the Court’s decision in Vance v. Ball State University is likely to have a ...