Employment Discrimination Blog

The #MeToo movement and national attention to sexual harassment issues made 2018 a big year for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. So why are their charge numbers down? Find out why changes at the EEOC may lead more employees to use private lawsuits to get the recovery they deserve. This blog post will review the […]

For years, the answer to whether American workers were protected against sexual orientation discrimination or gender identity discrimination has been “it depends”. Gay and Trans* workers’ access to civil rights protections have depended on their state’s laws, and on how their local courts had interpreted the federal anti-discrimination statute. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court has […]

Imagine that you and your ex-partner work at the same business. When the two of you break up, he or she threatens to send explicit photos of you to your boss, coworkers, even the owner of the company. Then he or she starts making demands. Sadly, this is the reality for far too many New […]

When sexual harassment goes online, it can be hard to tell where the line is between at work and not. Cyber-stalking by coworkers can make the idea of going to work and facing your harassers seem impossibly difficult. Find out whether cyber-stalking by coworkers counts as sexual harassment and what you can do about it. […]

Where can a woman go for funding to start her business? Women entrepreneurs continue to face challenges raising seed money from venture capitalists who are overwhelmingly male, and white. Now a group of women venture capitalists in New York are fighting gender discrimination in lending by starting their own investment companies and incubators. They are […]

When your boss is demanding, demeaning, and abusive, it can make every day a struggle. And when their comments and jokes turn to sex or gender, it can also be illegal. Find out what qualifies for federal and state protections and what you can do about a bully boss and their sexual harassment. This blog […]

Disabilities come in all severities, forms, and durations. But can a one-size-fits-all disability policy interfere with your ability to work or keep your job? Can a car accident or chronic health situation put your job at risk? Can you be forced to take leave for a disability? In this article I will discuss a settlement […]

Not every country’s laws or government take sexual harassment as seriously as in the U.S. But for international employees making a #MeToo push against their employers, a business trip to New York could give them a chance to find strength in the New York State Human Rights Act. In this article I will discuss how […]

Can an attendance policy be illegal gender discrimination? The Association of Professional Flight Attendants thinks so. It has filed a complaint with the EEOC, claiming American Airlines’ new attendance policy causes gender discrimination against flight attendants across the country. In this blog post I will review reports that the Association of Professional Flight Attendants plans […]

When you hear about a big employment discrimination case settling in the news it is often through a “consent judgment”. Find out what that means, what it does for employers and employees, and why you might want a consent judgment in your employment discrimination case. In this blog post I will explain what a “consent […]