Content about Discrimination

July 12, 2012

Trio of former managers sue Wet Seal for discrimination

A report released by the New York Times said that three ex-managers of Wet Seal have filed a federal race discrimination lawsuit, claiming bias against African-American employees.

October 18, 2011

Ruth's Chris employees sue for discrimination

A Monday report by Reuters said that female employees, both current and former, of Ruth's Chris Steak House have sued the company, alleging gender discrimination.

September 21, 2011

EEOC accuses Bass Pro of racial discrimination in hiring

he Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Houston on Wednesday, charging Bass Pro Outdoor World with alleged racial discrimination in its hiring practices dating back to 2005, the Associated Press reported.

July 19, 2011

CVS settles Rhode Island discrimination claim

An Associated Press report on Tuesday said that CVS Caremark Corp. has resolved a complaint over a pre-hiring questionnaire that could discriminate against those with certain mental conditions.

July 6, 2011

Target settles disability discrimination suit

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled a lawsuit with Target Corp. regarding the rights of a disabled cart attendant in California's Orange County, the Associated Press reported.

June 20, 2011

Report: Best Buy settles employment discrimination case

Best Buy Co. has reportedly agreed to pay $10.2 million in a settlement related to a job discrimination class-action lawsuit, Reuters reported.

June 20, 2011

Supreme Court Ruling on Wal-Mart: A Win for Employers

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Laura Maechtlen, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

May 16, 2011

Dillard’s to pay $50,000 in age discrimination case

Dillard’s will pay $50,000 and provide additional, unspecified relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Triangle Business Journal reported.

April 11, 2011

Avoiding unique employment law challenges posed by the Generation Y work force

By Lonnie Giamela, Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP

December 6, 2010

Supreme Court to hear Wal-Mart appeal in gender bias case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether to certify the largest class-action employment discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history ...

October 26, 2009

Furniture Surplus ordered to pay out in racial discrimination case

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has ordered Philadelphia-based Furniture Surplus to pay former employee Paul...

October 20, 2009

Twitter tips in the workplace

Just because it’s trendy to tweet doesn’t mean it’s acceptable for the workplace....