October 29, 2018
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.
October 24, 2018
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."
October 23, 2018
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.
September 20, 2018
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.
May 25, 2017
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.