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Jamal v. Saks & Company

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Case Number:

4:14-cv-02782

Court:

Nature of Suit:

442(Civil Rights: Jobs)

Judge:

Judge Melinda Harmon

Firms

Ogletree Deakins

Sectors & Industries:

Services
- Department Stores

March 04, 2015
Saks Settles High-Profile Trans Discrimination Suit

Saks Fifth Avenue has settled a discrimination lawsuit in Texas federal court brought by a former saleswoman who claimed she was fired because she complained about harassment she received for being transgender, her attorney said Wednesday.
January 26, 2015
Saks Flips On Trans Worker Protection In Bias Suit

Saks Fifth Avenue has dropped its position that federal anti-discrimination law does not cover transgender workers in a Texas lawsuit involving a former associate, saying Monday that it will instead challenge the merits of the employee's specific discrimination claims.
January 23, 2015
EEOC Backs Former Saks Worker's Transgender Bias Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a Texas federal court Thursday to let the agency file an amicus brief in a transgender ex-worker's discrimination suit against Saks & Co. claiming Saks' argument that Title VII doesn't protect "transsexuals" ignores U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
January 20, 2015
Ex-Saks Worker Says Trans Identity Protected By Title VII

A transgender former Saks Fifth Avenue employee urged a Texas federal judge on Tuesday to allow her to proceed with a discrimination and retaliation suit, arguing the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on gender expression and identity.
January 05, 2015
Saks Says Trans Identity Not Protected By Title VII

Saks & Co. has urged a Texas federal court to dismiss a discrimination and retaliation suit filed by a transgender former Saks Fifth Avenue employee who had accused the retailer of firing her for reporting a hostile work environment, saying transgender people are not protected by the Civil Rights Act.