#Discrimination doesn't just damage company culture—it hinders employee productivity and performance. Ensure your team is compliant and your workplace is protected. Contact our #EmploymentDiscrimination Practice Group for guidance. www.bpslaw.com/practice/emp...

Portland council approves $75,000 settlement in firefighter discrimination suit The City Council voted to settle a 2024 employment discrimination lawsuit brought by a retired Portland Fire & Rescue employee for $75,000, citing litigation risk and costs; the emergency ordinance passed with 10 ayes, one nay and one absence.

Portland City Council has just approved a $75,000 settlement to resolve a major discrimination lawsuit from a retired firefighter, avoiding the courtroom drama that could have cost much more.

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#PortlandMultnomahCounty #OR #EmploymentDiscrimination #PublicSafety

Awe v Harris Health System: #5thCir affirms summary judgment for former employer on #employmentdiscrimination claims by former chaplain: no prima facie case on #ADEA claims; no evidence of pretext on #TitleVII claim #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4ql2EjK

Former dean of students files lawsuit against Elizabeth School District claiming ‘retaliation’ over book ban The suit claims that the educator was fired over discrimination and comes after an ACLU suit over 19 books that were removed from school shelves.

buff.ly/A1YQZ91 #discrimination #bookbans #readbannedbooks #employmentdiscrimination

Discriminatory comments or gossip in the workplace can be unlawful and disruptive. Companies must provide preventative education and training for their supervisory and management personnel. Contact our #EmploymentDiscrimination practice group for guidance. www.bpslaw.com/practice/emp...

Hall CEO worried about employee gossip, claims exclusive lawsuit against Tracy Shirer. #EmploymentDiscrimination https://fefd.link/AyuAe

Nestlé Dismisses Chief Executive Over Relationship With Subordinate

At least one multi-national corp is validating my life's work.
#EmploymentDiscrimination

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/b...

Fired or Treated Unfairly After Requesting Family Leave? You May Have a Legal Claim If you've been punished at work for taking—or even just requesting—paternity or maternity leave, you should know that what happened to you may be...

Fired or Treated Unfairly After Requesting Family Leave? You May Have a Legal Claim

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#faruqilaw #faruqiandfaruqi #workersrights #EmploymentDiscrimination #FMLA #GenderDiscrimination #newyork #newyorkcity #employeerights

I’m one of those lawyers who has made his living from the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically 42 USC Sec. 2000e

The law has never been fully implemented.

#EmploymentDiscrimination

Many have been my clients!

#EmploymentDiscrimination

Interested in a laugh?

Strom Thurmond inserted "sex" into the protected class in the 1964 Civil Rights Act (42 USC Sec. 2000e) in hopes to make the law overbroad & vague when challenged in court.

He gave us the cause of action instead!
#oops

Oliveira and Comerford propose bill to ban cannabis employment discrimination in Massachusetts Legislators seek to amend Massachusetts laws against employment discrimination for legal cannabis users.

Massachusetts lawmakers are taking a bold step to protect legal cannabis users from employment discrimination—will this change the game for workers?

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#MA #CitizenPortal #EmploymentDiscrimination #LegalCannabis #SocialJustice

After Air Force Discrimination Settlement, National Guard Memo Signals Internal Response to Harassment Concerns In the wake of a high-profile EEOC-approved settlement involving a federal civilian at the Air Force, the National Guard Bureau’s HR leadership may be taking visible steps to prevent future incidents....

National Guard Bureau HR issues memo that may signal a shift in internal accountability after EEOC-discrimination settlement.
#militarydefense #employmentdiscrimination www.militarydefense.com/a-memo-poste...

Happy #Pride Month from our #EmploymentDiscrimination Practice Group, which is proud to be working toward inclusive workplaces for all employees!

DSHS discusses rising vulnerable adult abuse claims and employment discrimination cases DSHS highlights increased vulnerable adult abuse claims and employment discrimination challenges in Washington.

As Washington's DSHS grapples with a surge in vulnerable adult abuse claims and employment discrimination cases, the financial stakes have never been higher.

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#WA #CitizenPortal #LegalAccountability #EmploymentDiscrimination #VulnerableAdultProtection

Congresswoman Watson Coleman addresses discrimination in jobs and education Congresswoman Watson Coleman affirms the existence of discrimination in employment and education.

Congresswoman Watson Coleman shines a light on the troubling reality of discrimination in education and employment, sparking a pivotal conversation on equity for marginalized communities.

Learn more here!

#US #EquityInEducation #CitizenPortal #SystemicInequalities #EmploymentDiscrimination

The Fight to Be Free: A Timeline of Women’s Rights in America

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Like it, love it, share it. Let’s make this go viral. #knowyourrights #knowdiscrimination #nodiscrimination #civilrightsri #humanrights #rhodeisland #humanrightsri #equality #equalrights #discrimination #employmentdiscrimination #awareness #law #commissionforhumanrights #employmentlaw #rights

EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority while also placing them on indefinite hold, a...

"Giving gender identity-related cases the lowest priority [as "C" charges"] essentially pre-determines that they are meritless, said Chai Feldblum, who was an EEOC commissioner from 2010-2019."

##civilrights #lgbtq+rights #employmentdiscrimination #humanrights

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Today’s Friday Fact! Know your rights! #civilrightsri #knowyourrights #rhodeisland #employmentdiscrimination

If you know a lawyer with experience in employment law, civil rights, or higher ed who might take this on — or if you’ve been through something similar — please reach out.
#HigherEdLaw #AcademicLabor #WrongfulTermination #EmploymentDiscrimination #Tenure #EEOC #AcademicTwitter #FindMyLawyer

ACLU of Michigan aims to intervene after Trump admin drops transgender discrimination case • Michigan Advance The ACLU of Michigan announced it is seeking to intervene in a federal transgender rights lawsuit after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told the court it would drop the case due to Pr...

Source: @michiganadvance.com

#ACLU #Michigan #EEOC #GenderIdeology #EmploymentDiscrimination #AcceptanceMatters #Transgender #TransgenderRights #Transrights #TransgenderDiscrimination #TransgenderAwareness
#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #Discrimination

Supreme Court Poised to Rule for Straight Woman in Discrimination Case Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden.

Supreme Court to hear first of a kind discrimination case. Woman files lawsuit alleging discrimination by lesbian supervisor because she is "straight."

#USPolitics #USNews #scotus #EmploymentDiscrimination
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to go Ames v. Ohio should be an easy — and potentially unanimously decided — case, assuming the Court doesn’t overreach.

The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to go

www.vox.com/scotus/40087...

#DEI #DEIEmployees #EmployeeRights #AmesvOhio #EmploymentDiscrimination #DiscriminationLawsuit #TitleVII #WorkDiscrimination

Quirky twist: Physics teaching job becomes legal chess match where dates vanish, qualifications blur, and #DueProcess meets #EmploymentDiscrimination in Wei Qiu's Supreme Court petition against Woodford County.

Qiu v. Woodford Cty Bd of Ed (24-811 @6thCir): Whether district/circuit courts improperly applied summary judgment in #TitleVII #EmploymentDiscrimination case involving qualified Asian-American physics teacher. Challenges McDonnell Douglas framework. https://tinyurl.com/2yrqt5r9

Rae v. Woburn Pub. Schs (1st Cir): Whether #EmploymentDiscrimination appeals court misapplied Morgan standard in evaluating hostile work environment claim's timeliness & sufficiency. Challenges discrete acts interpretation. #LaborLaw https://tinyurl.com/2ycppm7x

Stanley v. Morgan (24-807 @5thCir): Whether #DelawareStateCollege v. Ricks applies to grievance procedures constituting 'direct review' of employment actions. Examines #EmploymentDiscrimination statute of limitations. https://tinyurl.com/25otrgg7

Snyder v. Arconic ([@8thCir]): Whether sincerely motivated #ReligiousExpression establishes prima facie #EmploymentDiscrimination case under Title VII without additional undue hardship showing. Builds on Abercrombie standard. https://tinyurl.com/276qp33m