All Items: Title VII (The Civil Rights Act of 1964)

Two Costly Settlements Resolve Sexual Harassment Charges

Date:

December 22, 2021

A pair of costly settlements in the hospitality industry - one for $1 million, and the other for $690,000 - highlight the risks to employers that fail to take proactive steps to prevent and correct sexual harassment.
Activision Blizzard Settles Sex Discrimination and Harassment Claims for $18M

Date:

October 5, 2021

Activision Blizzard will pay $18 million and take other actions to settle sexual discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims.
Paramour Preference at Work Did Not Violate Title VII, 9th Circuit Rules

Date:

September 8, 2021

A supervisor's favoritism for a romantic partner in employment decisions does not constitute sex discrimination, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has held.
Federal Jury Awards $500,000 to Female Employee Passed Over for Promotion

Date:

August 12, 2021

A federal jury in Florida has awarded $500,000 in punitive damages for sex discrimination to a female sales manager at a Harley-Davidson dealership who was allegedly denied promotion to a general manager role because of her gender.
Former Tesla Employee Victimized by N-Word Wins Big Arbitration Award

Date:

August 10, 2021

Tesla must pay about $1 million to a former employee who claimed two supervisors called him the N-word and that his complaints about their conduct were ignored, an arbitrator has ruled.
LGBTQ Rights, Racial Equity Among President Biden's First Executive Orders

Date:

January 21, 2021

Directives on LGBTQ rights and racial equity were among the executive orders President Biden issued during a busy first 24 hours in office.
Transgender Supreme Court Bias Case Settles for $250,000

Date:

December 7, 2020

The Michigan employer that lost a landmark Supreme Court case in June involving a transgender former funeral home director has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle the dispute.
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.

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All Items: Title VII (The Civil Rights Act of 1964)

Two Costly Settlements Resolve Sexual Harassment Charges

Activision Blizzard Settles Sex Discrimination and Harassment Claims for $18M

Paramour Preference at Work Did Not Violate Title VII, 9th Circuit Rules

Federal Jury Awards $500,000 to Female Employee Passed Over for Promotion

Former Tesla Employee Victimized by N-Word Wins Big Arbitration Award

LGBTQ Rights, Racial Equity Among President Biden's First Executive Orders

Transgender Supreme Court Bias Case Settles for $250,000

LGBT Workers Win Job Protections in Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

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