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Posts Tagged With: Title VII

Federal Court Rules that Title VII Protects Gays and Lesbians from Workplace Discrimination

April 6, 2017 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

For the first time ever, a federal appellate court has ruled that sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex discrimination that is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The decision in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College came from the full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 8-3 vote. In… Read More

Categories: Employment Law Advice & Counsel, Employment Litigation Tags: 7th Circuit, discrimination, gay, Hively, lesbian, Title VII

EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Retaliation

August 26, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

On August 25, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues.  The EEOC’s new enforcement guidance is critical for all employers because it states clearly the EEOC’s intention to more vigorously enforce federal anti-retaliation laws.  It also provides employers with some helpful guidance for avoiding liability for retaliation… Read More

Categories: Employment Law Advice & Counsel Tags: EEOC, retaliation, Title VII

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Pregnant Employees

March 25, 2015 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a pregnant woman on her claim that her employer discriminated against her on account of her pregnancy.  The case, entitled Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., involved a pregnant UPS worker whose doctor recommended that she not life heavy objects while pregnant.  When the employee requested… Read More

Categories: Employment Litigation Tags: disparate treatment, pregnancy discrimination, reasonable accommodation, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court, Young v. United Parcel Service

U.S. Supreme Court Makes Retaliation Cases Harder to Prove

June 25, 2013 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar.  The issue in that case was whether a plaintiff alleging illegal retaliation under Title VII against her employer had to show but-for causation (i.e., that the employer would not have taken the adverse employment action but for its… Read More

Categories: Employment Law Advice & Counsel, Employment Litigation Tags: Harris v. City of Santa Monica, mixed motive, retaliation, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nasser

U.S. Supreme Court Puts New Limits on Harassment Claims under Title VII

June 24, 2013 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Back in 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court announced two important decisions that clarified the scope of an employer’s liability for workplace sexual harassment under Title VII.  These two cases are Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998), and Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742 (1998), and they announced the rule that continues… Read More

Categories: Employment Litigation Tags: EEOC, sexual harassment, supervisor, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court, Vance v. Ball State University

EEOC Says Transgender Applicants and Employees Protected Under Title VII

April 22, 2012 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

On April 20, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled in Macy v. Holder that transgendered applicants and employees are protected from employment discrimination by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  This landmark decision marks the first time that a federal court or agency has extended Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination… Read More

Categories: Employment Law Advice & Counsel Tags: discrimination, EEOC, Title VII, transgender

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