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Courts analyzing anti-discrimination statutes such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act mandate that employers educate employees about discrimination in the workplace and provide a way for them to complain...

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. ( transcript here [pdf] ), which will hopefully determine the circumstances under which an employer must, as a religious accommodation, grant an exception...

Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have laws banning workplace discrimination in the private sector on the basis of sexual orientation. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which currently bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender...

Do I have to file a Charge of Discrimination with a state or federal agency before I can file a lawsuit in Pennsylvania? Yes, you do. And, if you do not file one within a specified period of time, your rights to ever file a lawsuit will be lost...

Earlier this month, the Second Circuit issued its opinion in Littlejohn v. City of New York addressing "the manager rule" under Title VII retaliation claims [subscribers can access an enhanced version of this opinion: lexis.com | Lexis Advance...

Jobvite’s sixth annual Social Recruiting Survey came out this week and starts with the headline “[a]nyone not leveraging social referrals is behind the curve. “ The survey found that 94% of recruiters are now using or plan to use social...

The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), which is the employee-side lawyers' organization, just released a study called Judicial Hostility to Workers' Rights: The Case for Professional Diversity on the Federal Bench . The statistics...

In Crane v. Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, No. 1:13-cv-1294 (3/13/15) (W.D. Mich.), the district court granted the hospital's motion for summary judgment in a case brought by a black female nursing supervisor alleging that she was discriminated...

Last September, I posted that the EEOC had filed its first two lawsuits against private employers alleging discrimination based on gender identity . The EEOC announced this week that one of the lawsuits — against Lakeland Eye Clinic of Florida...

The EEOC, in a landmark decision , has declared that Title VII protects transgendered employees under its prohibition against sex discrimination. This ruling isn't too surprising considering that gender stereotyping has long been considered sex...

With unemployment continuing to skyrocket, the competition for jobs is stiff. There is an old adage that "you need a job to find another job." To the extent this adage is given credence by those making hiring decisions, it appears to reflect...

The failure to file a formal EEOC charge of discrimination addressing specific claims of discrimination can be fatal to Title VII claims that proceed to court. This lesson was learned in Brown v. Department of Public Safety, State of Hawaii [ an enhanced...

Are "English only" workplace policies legitimate job requirements or unlawful discrimination? This issue flares up from time to time, and like many areas of the law, the answer is "it depends." The EEOC has staked out its position...

The Supreme Court held that a terminated employee may have a claim for retaliation under Title VII, even though that employee never opposed or participated in protected activity, but alleged that his termination was the company's response to another...

At her Employment & Labor Insider , Robin Shea wrote a great post reminding everyone that it's "illegal to discriminate against white people" (aka, reverse discrimination). But, did you know that courts impose different legal standards...