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LGBT Workers Win Job Protections in Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

Date:: June 15, 2020

Employers that fire an individual merely for being gay or transgender violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Supreme Court has ruled.

9th Circuit Rules Salary History Cannot Justify Unequal Pay

Date:: March 4, 2020

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that prior salary history may not be used to justify paying women a lower salary than men.

$20.5 Million Settlement Resolves EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Against Life Insurance Co.

Date:: January 24, 2020

In what marks the largest monetary agreement ever reached by the EEOC's Denver and Phoenix field offices, the Jackson National Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries will pay nearly $21 million to settle a race and gender discrimination lawsuit.

EEOC Says Facebook Job Ads by Seven Companies Discriminated by Sex and Age

Date:: October 3, 2019

The EEOC has released determinations finding seven corporations posted Facebook job advertisements that discriminated against women and older workers.

New York Bans Salary History Inquiries, Expands Pay Equity Law

Date:: July 15, 2019

Amendments to New York's equal pay law take effect October 8, 2019. A new salary history inquiry law takes effect January 6, 2020.

JPMorgan Chase to Pay $5 Million to Settle Fathers' Paid Parental Leave Discrimination Claim

Date:: June 5, 2019

JP Morgan Chase Bank has reached a proposed $5 million agreement to settle claims that its paid parental leave policy discriminated against fathers.

Colorado, Washington Newest States to Join Salary History Ban Trend

Date:: May 30, 2019

Colorado and Washington both have enacted salary history question bans, making them the 9th and 10th states placing such prohibitions on employers. Colorado's measure is part of a broad pay equity law.

Missouri Supreme Court Finds Sex Stereotyping Illegal

Date:: March 8, 2019

The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an employer may not discriminate based on sexual stereotyping in a case in which a male employee did not conform to expectations of how a man should behave or appear.

Key Salary History Ruling Vacated Due to Judge's Death, Supreme Court Rules

Date:: February 25, 2019

The Supreme Court has vacated a major 9th Circuit Court of Appeals salary history ban ruling because the appellate court released its 6-5 opinion shortly after the judge who authored it had died.

Ex-KFC Worker Awarded $1.5 Million for Breastfeeding Accommodation Violations

Date:: February 20, 2019

A jury has awarded a former KFC worker $1.5 million for discrimination by supervisors that hindered the employee's ability to express breast milk at work.

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