Having to deal with constant workplace harassment day in and day out, can be mentally and physically taxing to say the least. When starting out at any job, one always hopes for a pleasant and work conducive environment. When Victor Alexander King started working at Whole Foods, a leading gourmet supermarket nationally and internationally, he probably never believed he would have been discriminated and harassed so intensely due to being transgender. One of Whole Foods mission statements is ...
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Dealing with discrimination and harassment in the workplace can be very difficult. However, there has been a recent victory for those fighting against unjust working conditions in the form of a $4,000,000 settlement in a discrimination case against Sara Lee. African American workers of a Sara Lee factory in Paris, Texas rallied together and initiated a lawsuit against the company for what is now heralded a landmark racial discrimination case. The facility in question closed down in 2011 ...
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Giuseppe Romanello v. Intesa Sanpaolo
The N.Y. Court of Appeals partially overturned the Appellate Division’s ruling by reinstating Plaintiff’s disability discrimination claim under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”). The plaintiff in this case took leave ...
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar Makes it More Difficult for Employees to Bring Retaliation Lawsuits Against Employers
On June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court of The United States held by a 5-4 margin in University of Texas ...
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