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December 16, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court said a public high school football coach could pray on the field after games, the U.S. Soccer Federation agreed to a $24 million settlement with female players, and Google said it would pay $118 million to wrap up a pay equity battle of its own. Here, Law360 reviews four blockbuster developments in discrimination cases in 2022.
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December 15, 2022
A Sixth Circuit panel upheld a tool production company's win Thursday in a former employee's lawsuit alleging he was fired because he is Black rather than because of a safety violation, ruling that the lower court correctly found the worker failed to show white employees were treated differently.
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December 15, 2022
A California state appellate panel expressed doubt Thursday that Tesla could force contractors who later became employees to arbitrate all their claims in a suit accusing the company of tolerating anti-Black harassment, suggesting that allegations stemming from the period before they signed arbitration pacts could be fair game.
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December 15, 2022
Skycaps at Los Angeles International Airport can't move forward with age discrimination claims against their employer and union over the loss of seniority benefits, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday, saying federal labor law preempts the workers' allegations.
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December 15, 2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James and her former chief of staff Ibrahim Khan were sued in state court Thursday by one of their former aides alleging that she was sexually assaulted by Khan, and that James employed him despite knowing about his history of sexual assault.
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December 15, 2022
A New York state judge on Thursday denied former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request to investigate the attorney general's decision not to defend him in a state trooper's sexual harassment lawsuit, but the judge questioned whether the AG had "clear-cut" evidence to support denying him a defense.
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December 15, 2022
A California federal judge tossed a suit claiming UPS harbored a company-wide "old boys' club" culture that cost female workers job opportunities and equal pay, faulting the lawsuit for being long on assertions and short on supporting evidence.
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December 15, 2022
A rehabilitation center accused of racial discrimination should have $5 million in coverage instead of the $2 million argued for by its insurer, the employees alleging the discrimination told a Florida federal court, saying an endorsement adds to the coverage limits instead of capping them.
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December 15, 2022
An Illinois federal judge handed the Cook County state's attorney's office a summary judgment win Thursday in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former prosecutor who claimed he was fired based on his Parkinson's disease, saying his conduct while being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving failed to comply with office policies.
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December 15, 2022
One of the largest distributors of Coca-Cola drinks in the U.S. unlawfully fired an employee after he tested positive during a drug test, even though the employer knew about the worker's medical marijuana prescription, according to a new lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court.
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December 15, 2022
A regional health care system urged an Illinois federal judge to throw out an ex-ultrasound technician's suit alleging he was wrongfully fired after a female patient accused him of inappropriately touching her, arguing he never proved he was treated differently from female colleagues.
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December 15, 2022
An investigation into U.S. professional women's soccer spearheaded by Covington & Burling LLP and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP found years of sexual misconduct as well as toxic working conditions in the sport, corroborating the findings of a blockbuster report King & Spalding LLP unveiled this fall.
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December 15, 2022
The federal government defied the odds in 2022 with the enactment of two solidly bipartisan bills aimed at protecting victims of workplace sexual harassment, while state and local legislatures continued to greenlight pay transparency bills at a rapid pace. Here, Law360 looks at the legislative efforts that shifted the employment discrimination landscape this past year.
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December 15, 2022
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will succeed Mark Emmert as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the organization announced Thursday.
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December 14, 2022
Metaverse real estate startup Everyrealm Inc., its parent company Republic Compound LLC and its CEO have been accused of racial discrimination and sexual harassment by a third ex-employee.
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December 14, 2022
Rail unions' high-profile battle for paid sick time shined a spotlight on a gap in federal protections for workers who are ill or need to care for loved ones, attention that experts said could prompt President Joe Biden to take unilateral action.
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December 14, 2022
Four transgender government employees across three departments hit Georgia agencies and several top government officials with an employment discrimination suit in federal court Wednesday, challenging the State Health Benefit Plan's continued denial of gender-affirming care.
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December 14, 2022
A woman accusing a South Carolina law firm's founding partner of sexual harassment urged a federal court to sanction him and his three businesses, saying on Wednesday that there were no excuses to defy a court's order to obtain new counsel.
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December 14, 2022
The Tenth Circuit refused Wednesday to revive a former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cartographer's suit claiming she wasn't allowed to work remotely to help manage her post-traumatic stress disorder, saying she waited too long to file a presuit charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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December 14, 2022
An engineer hit steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. with a discrimination suit in Pennsylvania federal court, alleging the company rescinded its job offer after he tested positive for marijuana, in violation of a state law that prohibits employers from refusing to hire people solely based on their medical marijuana use.
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December 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday asked the Eleventh Circuit to remove a lower court order halting the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for service members, arguing that unvaccinated commanders could diminish the readiness of rapid-response units.
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December 14, 2022
Siemens Medical Solutions and a former worker who said the company violated her religious rights by firing her after she refused a COVID-19 vaccine have reached a deal to end her lawsuit, according to a federal court filing Wednesday.
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December 14, 2022
In a case involving Philadelphia police officers disciplined for racist and violent social media posts, the Third Circuit on Wednesday considered whether police officers forfeit their free speech rights when they put on the badge.
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December 14, 2022
A nurse slapped the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with a lawsuit asking a Texas federal court to block regulations directing VA facilities to provide abortions, saying that forcing her to participate would violate her religious rights and expose her to possible prosecution.
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December 14, 2022
Construction and civil engineering company BrandSafway Industries illegally fired a Pennsylvania medical cannabis cardholder because of her status as a patient, a lawsuit in state court contends.