Category: Workplace Discrimination

EEOC files suit against Pennsylvania employer; Baltimore company settles for $202K  Last year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) created quite a stir when it announced that it was going to start treating sexual orientation discrimination the same as it does sex discrimination. (See our blog post about it here.) […]

Sometimes age discrimination can be extremely subtle, but that doesn’t make it legal “It’s time you got rid of those dinosaurs.” “We need to have younger people running the organization.” Those statements, paraphrased from a recent court case alleging age discrimination, would probably tip-off most older workers off that their […]

When obesity is – and isn’t – a disability Can a company deny employment to an otherwise-qualified candidate just because he or she is obese? Many people would argue that a person’s professional competence has no relation to the number that shows up on their bathroom scale. Despite that, a […]

New study shows that 20% of HR managers claim women are paid less for the same work Most people have heard the numbers stating that working women only make an average of $.79 for every dollar working men make. However, many people will also give some credence to the fact […]

New supervisor terminated worker who was able to do his job with accommodations When a new supervisor starts, workers often expect a little bit of upheaval. After all, a change in command is likely to shake things up a little bit. However, Albert Gucker, who had been suffering from arthritis for […]