Employment Discrimination Blog

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems v Lewis says judges must enforce mandatory employment arbitration contracts. The opinion could severely affect employee rights to enforce federal and state employment laws in federal court through class actions.

For generations, gender in the workplace has been black and white, male and female. But as the cultural understanding of gender have grown more technicolor, the laws protecting against gender discrimination and sexual harassment haven’t always kept up. For trans* workers, intersex, and those identifying as gender non-binary or non-conforming, the question may be whether […]

When employment discrimination comes to a head, it may be best for everyone if employer and employee part ways. But do you need to give up your legal civil rights claims to escape a hostile work environment? Can a separation agreement block an employee’s discrimination complaint? In this blog post, I will review a settlement […]

When your religious beliefs don’t match your boss’s it can sometimes create conflicts in the work place. But those conflicts don’t just arise between major faiths. Sometimes a seemingly small difference, like a religious objection to a flu shot, can result in religious discrimination, or even cost you your job. Find out what you can […]

You can’t truly know person from his or her interview. As an employer, every hire runs the risk of turning your office into a hostile work environment and opening your company up to sexual harassment complaints. Scientists have created a survey that can help you estimate if your supervisors are likely to sexually harass your […]

The public face of racial discrimination is usually an African American, or possibly Latino. However, members of any minority can face bias and prejudice at work and in their day-to-day lives. Tribal members, and others who identify as Native Americans, face their own unique threat of Native American racial discrimination. But there are ways to […]

For the past several months, the news has been full of reports of women (and men) raising complaints of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. But are these isolated incidents, or a glimpse at a bigger, societal problem? A survey by the Pew Research Center says that nearly half, 42%, of women report gender discrimination at […]

The #MeToo movement on social media has emboldened the victims of sexual harassment — both women and men — to come forward and tell their stories. Men from the entertainment industry to the capitol have stepped down in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. But what happens to the victims of sexual harassment when the […]

Sexual harassment claims have been flying through the media over the last year. The Weinstein Co., Fox News and Bill O’Reilly, and even President Trump have been the target of sexual misconduct allegations. In each of those cases, non-disclosure agreements were used to silence the claims and avoid legal consequences. So why would anyone agree […]

The size and diversity of New York City puts employees of all different types, and genders, in close contact. Sometimes, that can result in sexual harassment. In response to the #MeToo and Stand Up movements sweeping the nation, the New York City Council has decided to take the lead, passing the “Stop Sexual Harassment in […]