/employment-authority/discrimination?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Employment Authority Discrimination Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:30:49 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357329?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357329 A former software engineer at human resources software firm Workday Inc. alleged in a Wednesday lawsuit that she was driven out of the company after it "offered no protection or assistance" to her as she faced years of harassment and mistreatment from her manager. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:26:44 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357652?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357652 Nordstrom refused to let a Muslim employee wear a necklace with the outline of historic Palestine while allowing workers of other faiths to wear jewelry depicting their religious symbols, the worker claimed in a filing with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:09:18 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357322?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357322 A Georgia chiropractic school has settled a lawsuit filed by a former groundskeeper who claimed he was fired after reporting his boss for helping his girlfriend steal company time. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:55:38 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357591?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357591 A subsidiary of Kaiser Aluminum discriminated against transgender employees by including an exclusion in its health plan barring coverage for medical treatments related to gender-affirming care, according to a new suit filed in Washington federal court. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:51:49 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357441?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357441 The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Johns Hopkins University lab's defeat of a former engineer's lawsuit claiming she was fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine because of a Lyme disease-related immune condition, saying the worker didn't provide enough information to justify a medical exemption. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:48:49 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357414?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357414 A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded nearly $394,000 in attorney fees to a former MGM Grand Casino worker who won a religious bias suit after being fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, slightly cutting the requested award after reducing hours because of discrepancies between two submissions. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:25:50 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357350?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357350 The Federal Circuit upheld a decision finding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would've fired a federal employee even if she wasn't whistleblowing on its failure to submit affirmative employment plans, ruling Wednesday that while there was significant motive to retaliate, there's also evidence the employee was "disrespectful, disruptive and discourteous" toward colleagues. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:53:23 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357544?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357544 An employee-side law firm repeatedly stood in the way of a Latino attorney's career advancement, underpaid him, and fired him after he advocated for increasing a Black attorney's pay to match that of a white colleague, a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Maryland federal court said. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:06:52 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357337?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357337 Facebook parent Meta disciplined a Muslim employee for statements that supported Palestinians, while declining to penalize those who supported other social and humanitarian movements, according to a new religious bias suit in Texas federal court. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:50:50 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357034?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357034 A Colorado lawyer has settled claims she brought against her former employer in December, when she accused the law firm of having "abruptly and unlawfully" terminated her employment due to her age and gender. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:06:25 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357045?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357045 The Fourth Circuit declined to reinstate a retaliation suit from a maintenance company director who said he was fired for complaining that a female colleague was being sexually harassed, ruling his case lacked evidence that bias, not pandemic-related budget constraints, drove his termination. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:48:52 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2355180?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2355180 The potential addition of a new Republican member to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission would give the agency's leader the quorum she needs to launch precedent-setting litigation and overhaul Biden-era policies. Here's what experts expect from the EEOC in the second half of 2025. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:51:21 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2356938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2356938 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed 20 fewer lawsuits in the five months since the second Trump administration began than it did during the same time period in 2024. Here’s a look at the cases filed so far by Trump's EEOC. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:51:07 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2356986?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2356986 The Fourth Circuit declined to revive a transgender man's constitutional claims against a religious hospital run by the University of Maryland Medical System over a canceled hysterectomy for gender dysphoria, concluding Tuesday that it couldn't grant further relief, and refused to consider a "late-breaking" argument for emotional distress damages. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:39:38 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357071?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357071 X Corp. challenged a request from former Twitter employees in Washington state to make the social media giant arbitrate claims about unpaid severance and bonuses, telling a federal judge that there is a lack of evidence showing the workers have valid arbitration agreements with the company. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:46:06 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357054?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357054 The Tenth Circuit backed the dismissal Tuesday of a suit from an ex-U.S. Bank executive who blamed his termination on age bias, ruling his state law allegations could have been addressed when his federal discrimination claim was resolved by a judge. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:34:03 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2356874?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2356874 In the first half of 2025, states tackled the litigation consequences of some statutes and continued the trend of developing employment laws that go far beyond the federal floor. Here, Law360 highlights four state law developments that stirred debate. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:52:22 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2355958?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2355958 Since President Donald Trump took office, many changes have directly affected how employers must address accommodation requests, particularly those concerning pregnancy-related medical conditions and religious beliefs, underscoring the importance of regularly reviewing and updating accommodation policies and procedures, say attorneys at Kutak Rock. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:18:00 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2356592?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2356592 A California state appellate court has rejected TikTok parent ByteDance Inc.'s bid to make a former employee arbitrate pay discrimination claims against it, saying that an underlying arbitration agreement was unenforceable for requiring her to arbitrate claims while preserving all the Chinese internet technology company's rights and remedies. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:15:52 +0000 /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357006?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2357006 A state appeals court freed Texas A&M University on Tuesday from a lawsuit brought by a professor who was denied tenure, finding that her pregnancy-related leaves fell under a portion of the Family Medical Leave Act under which the university has immunity.