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Posted on Jan 28, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A Pittsburgh federal jury awarded over $500,000 to a female auto mechanic who experienced sexual harassment at work. The female mechanic worked for Auto Systems Center, Inc. for nine months. During that nine months, her …
Posted on Jan 28, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The New York City Commission on Human Rights recently reached its first settlement under the new law prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyles. The case involved a claim against a hairstylist to the stars. Sharon Dorram …
Posted on Jan 28, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Management employment lawyers often use the “Attila the Hun” defense when faced with a discrimination claim. The argument goes – employee was not discriminated against based on a protected class – the manager is just …
Posted on Dec 18, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A Federal District Court Judge in Tennessee recently ruled an anxious employee did not have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). For HR professionals, this news likely comes as a surprise since …
Posted on Dec 18, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Did you know there are rules for employers on conducting medical examinations of employees? If this is news to you, there are! Generally, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits a medical examination of an …
Posted on Dec 18, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Protections at work for domestic violence victims are sweeping the nation. New York is continuing its support of such laws. The new amendment expands protections previously provided by the State. Under a recent New York …
Posted on Nov 20, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Dress codes have long been an area where employers run afoul of the law on religious discrimination. For instance, Abercrombie and Fitch, a national clothing store, famously failed to allow a woman to wear a …
Posted on Oct 10, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Obesity alone is not a disability under the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) or so holds the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Seventh Circuit is the federal appeals court for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. …
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legislative Updates, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
This just in: Employers in New York State can still compel arbitration of sexual harassment claims under certain circumstances. This is great news for employers. In Latif v. Morgan Stanley Co. LLC, a case out …
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
As we previously wrote, earlier this year the Supreme Court agreed to hear three closely watched cases which could decide once and for all whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from …