Category Archives: Sex/Gender Discrimination News
EEOC Resolves Hostile Work Environment Case Alleging Worker Subjected To Same-Sex Sexual Harassment
For more than two decades, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment attorneys have fought for the rights of Florida employees who have been required to work in a sexually hostile environment. Through their decades of experience representing sexual harassment victims, our Ocala, Florida sexual harassment lawyers know that an enduring employment law myth is… Read More »
Worker Wrongfully Fired For Complaining About Unequal Pay EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Alleges
For the past twenty years, our Marion County, Florida discrimination attorneys have fought for the rights of employment discrimination victims. Having extensive experience representing employment discrimination victims, our Ocala, Florida discrimination lawyers know that women continue to be paid less than men for equal work. In far too many case, employers continue to perpetuate… Read More »
Florida Employee Wins At Trial Over Harley-Davidson Dealership In EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida employment lawyers know that women continue to face significant obstacles in their efforts to obtain promotion. In far too many cases, our Ocala, Florida employment attorneys have learned, employers pass women over for promotion based on gender stereotypes in favor… Read More »
EEOC Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit Claims Worker Forced To Quit Due To Homophobic Slurs
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida LGBTQ discrimination attorneys know that employees are often targeted for harassment because of their sexual orientation. In its landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S.Ct. 1731 (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that discrimination against employees on… Read More »
EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Claims Central Florida Woman Denied Job Because It Was A “Man’s Environment”
For the past two decades, our Ocala, Florida sex discrimination attorneys have fought for the rights of Florida employees who have endured employment discrimination. Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida courts for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sex discrimination lawyers know that women continue to face significant disadvantages in their… Read More »
Employee Unlawfully Fired Due To His Religious Beliefs EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Alleges
For the past two decades, our Ocala, Florida unlawful termination attorneys have fought for the rights of Florida employees who have been unlawfully terminated in violation of the federal employment laws. Having litigated unlawful termination cases in Florida courts for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida unlawful termination lawyers know that employers… Read More »
EEOC Resolves Pay Discrimination Lawsuit Alleging Female Worker Paid Less Than Men For Same Job
Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida courts for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida attorneys for employees know that the problem of sex-based pay wage discrimination persists in the American workplace. In 2017, as observed by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Rizzo v. Jim Yovino, Case No. 16-15372… Read More »
Pay Discrimination Lawsuit Claiming Women Paid Less Than Men For Same Work Settled By EEOC
In a press release issued on February 3, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a sex-based pay discrimination lawsuit against Aimbridge Hospitality, LLC and AH 2007 Management, LP (collectively, Aimbridge). On July 16, 2019, the EEOC filed the disability discrimination lawsuit,… Read More »
President Biden Issues Order Expanding LGBTQ Protections
Having represented Florida workplace discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida, sexual orientation discrimination victims’ lawyers have learned not to hope for sudden, progressive changes in the law. Sometimes, we are pleasantly surprised. New President Joe Biden has wasted no time in fulfilling his promise to expand protections for LGBTQ… Read More »
EEOC Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Claiming Company Refused To Hire Women Settles
On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a Consent Decree resolving a gender discrimination lawsuit against Performance Food Group, Inc. (PFG). On June 13, 2013, the EEOC filed the case, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Performance Food Group, Inc.,… Read More »