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Sex & Gender Discrimination In Employment: A Guide
Posted on 5/17/2012
Veteran Fired Illegally by Home Depot Suit Alleges
Posted on 4/10/2012
Gender Discrimination Class Action Against Bayer Pharmaceuticals Stands, Federal Judge Rules
Posted on 4/5/2012
Can My Employer Demand My Facebook Password?
Posted on 3/27/2012
Fayette Jail Employee Awarded $60,000 In Sexual Harassment Verdict
Posted on 3/18/2012
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- Sex & Gender Discrimination In Employment -- A SPECIAL REPORT
- Cancer In Remission Is a Protected Disability Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
- What supports a damages award in a wrongful termination or retaliation case? A long-term career cut short, prolonged unemployment and destructive impact on the fired employee's family life supported a jury verdict awarding $650,000 for emotional distress.
- $650,000 Emotional Distress & Punitive Damages Award Against UPS Upheld - Fischer v UPS
- Disability Discrimination In Violation of Americans With Disabilities Act - Complaint
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Church Ministers Not Protected by Anti-Discrimination Law
Posted on Jan 12, 2012
Church ministers are not protected by federal anti-discrimination laws the Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC. The ruling applies to ministers not all church employees, although the Court gave little guidance as to who is a "minister" and who is just a church employee. You can read further about the case: Supreme Court: Discrimination Laws Do Not Protect Certain Employees of Religious Groups in the Washington Post, Religious Groups Given Exception to Work Bias Law in the New York Times, and Court: Certain Religious Employees Can't Sue for Job Bias in USA Today.
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