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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. IXL Learning, Inc.
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3:17-cv-02979
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October 29, 2018
Jury Clears Tech Co. In EEOC Suit Over Fired Trans Worker
A California federal jury cleared an educational technology company of allegations that its CEO wrongly fired a transgender man for posting a Glassdoor review accusing the Silicon Valley company of discrimination, finding that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission didn't prove the company illegally retaliated against him.
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October 24, 2018
Manager Warned HR To 'Be Careful' With Trans Worker: Docs
A California federal jury got an inside look Wednesday into an educational technology company's firing of a transgender worker, reading emails from a manager warning her HR colleagues to "be careful" with a work-from-home request from the employee, saying "he's one of the only employees we've had that actually has done their research."
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October 23, 2018
Trans Worker Wrongly Fired For Glassdoor Post, Jury Told
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a California federal jury during trial openings Tuesday that an educational technology company wrongly fired a transgender worker for posting a Glassdoor review that accused his employer of discrimination, while the company said he was fired for claiming it defrauds job candidates.
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September 20, 2018
Bid To Nix Trans Worker Firing Suit A Head-Scratcher: Judge
A California federal judge said Thursday he was "left scratching [his] head" by an educational technology company's bid to end the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suit over the firing of a transgender worker, saying the employee's damning post on a recruitment website created a factual basis for a retaliation argument.
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May 25, 2017
EEOC Sues Education Tech Biz Over Trans Worker's Firing
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued an educational technology company in California federal court Wednesday for allegedly firing a transgender worker for accusing the company of discriminatory practices.