All posts tagged "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission"
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EEOC Backs Trans Bathroom Restrictions for Federal Agencies
A 2-1 ruling allows federal agencies to bar transgender employees from bathrooms matching their gender identity.
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Lesbian Officer Wins $2.6 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit
A former Ohio Highway Patrol officer was awarded $2.6 million after a jury found she was discriminated against as a woman and a lesbian.
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New Orleans Police Department denies discriminating against transgender recruit
The New Orleans Police Department has denied allegations that it withdrew a job offer from a prospective recruit because he was transgender.
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Former Kroger employees claim they were fired for refusing to wear aprons with “rainbow” hearts
Two former employees of grocery store giant Kroger have filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly violating the Civil Rights Act when it fired...
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Fired lesbian high school guidance counselor sues Archdiocese of Indianapolis for discrimination
Lynn Starkey claims she was discriminated against and retaliated against after filing an EEOC complaint
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Jury awards $1.1 million to transgender professor in discrimination lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded a former professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University $1,165,000 in damages in response to a lawsuit she brought against the...
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HRC suspends Walmart’s perfect Equality Index rating over harassment of transgender workers
EEOC has found that transgender employees were harassed and denied medical benefits after transitioning at work
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Louisiana sheriff’s office accused of discriminating against deputy with HIV
A Louisiana man is suing a local sheriff’s office for discrimination after it rescinded a job offer to be a sheriff’s deputy because he is...
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6th Circuit hears case of trans woman fired by Michigan funeral home
On Wednesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the appeal of a transgender woman who sued her former employer for firing...
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2nd Circuit hears dead skydiver’s employment discrimination lawsuit
On Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case of a deceased skydiver who had sued his former employer for firing him...
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Kentucky trans woman and husband suing Amazon for discrimination
A transgender woman and her husband are suing online giant Amazon for discrimination and harassment that they suffered while working at a couple of the...
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Walmart’s Sam’s Club discriminated against trans worker, says EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found that Sam’s Club, a subsidiary of retail giant Walmart, discriminated against a transgender woman by demoting her...
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Department of Justice: Civil Rights Act doesn’t protect LGBTQ people from discrimination
DOJ and EEOC take opposing views on whether LGBTQ discrimination is a form of sex discrimination
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Trump’s pick for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division defended HB 2 law
Labor issues lawyer Eric Dreiband has also argued for religious exemptions for nonprofits
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Texas health center settles lawsuit with fired HIV-positive employee
Granite Mesa Health Center has agreed to pay out $70,000 and institute ADA and HIV competency training
