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Women’s Leadership Summit panel discusses gender bias and solutions
Executive Alliance teamed up with The Daily Record to host a panel discussion on gender bias as a part of The Daily Record’s annual Women’s Leadership Summit.
Judge: Catholic Relief Services liable for gender bias, denial of same-sex benefits
Catholic Relief Services violated federal laws against sex discrimination in employment and pay when the Baltimore-based agency withdrew health insurance coverage from a gay employee’s same-sex spouse, a federal judge ruled last week. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake rejected CRS’ argument that the laws did not apply to its operations because of statutory exemptions […]
Will the LSAT go away?
Today is Monday, the 88th anniversary of the deaths of Bonnie and Clyde. Here are some other news items. — Should law schools continue to require the Law School Admission Test? — Sole survivor of plane crash testifies at criminal trial. — Leaked survey reveals alleged gender bias, bullying and racial insensitivity by some federal […]
EEOC sues Baltimore auto dealership alleging gender bias, retaliation
Last September, Jessica Dotterweich says, she discovered she was being paid less than fellow dispatcher Nathan Brown at Jerry’s Chevrolet Inc. in Baltimore and asked her employer why. She was fired a week later, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stated in a lawsuit filed Monday alleging the auto dealership violated federal laws prohibiting gender […]
EEOC accuses Hanover industrial staffing firm of sex bias
A Hanover-based industrial staffing company has refused to hire or assign women to demolition and laborer positions and has asked its clients if they preferred male or female workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal district court. Green JobWorks LLC was clear about its gender-based hiring […]
Judge finds gender bias at Enoch Pratt, orders nearly $200,000 in back pay
Baltimore and its Enoch Pratt Free Library system discriminated against female librarian supervisors by paying them less than a male colleague, a federal judge has ruled in ordering the city to pay the five women a total of nearly $200,000 in double back pay and to raise their retirement compensation as a remedy for the […]
Baltimore security firm settles Equal Pay Act claim with EEOC
A Baltimore-based security company has agreed to pay 10 women a total of $4,302 to settle a federal agency’s claim they were illegally paid less than their male colleagues for standing guard at events at Royal Farms Arena between October 2016 and March 2018. Davis & Davis Enterprise Inc. paid the female security guards a […]
Catholic Relief Services accused of gender bias, denial of same-sex benefits
Catholic Relief Services withdrew health insurance coverage from a gay employee’s spouse despite having told the worker that the Baltimore-based agency’s insurance plan does not discriminate against same-sex marriages, the worker has alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court. The plaintiff, identified in court papers as “John Doe,” also claimed senior CRS management threatened […]
Minority, woman-owned businesses allege federal loan bias
The federal government intentionally discriminated against minority- and woman-owned businesses in its recent distribution of nearly $350 billion in loans to save small companies desperate to survive amid the United States’ pandemic-induced economic freefall, struggling Maryland businesses allege in a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. The Maryland businesses claim that th[...]
Suit alleges gender bias in sexual harassment investigations
Welcome to Monday, the 138th anniversary of Barnum & Bailey‘s first performance of their “Greatest Show on Earth.” Here are some news items to get your week started: — School district displays gender bias in handling sexual harassment claims, lawsuit alleges. — An accused murderer’s parents donated to the Los Angeles district attorney’s re-election cam[...]
Post reporter sues Iran for captivity
Reporter sues Iran leads news items including ex-judge on trial for alleged online antics, law schools seek to downsize and a ban on gender bias in insurance.
Commutation for killers draws diverse reactions
Welcome to Monday, the 25th anniversary of the television premiere of “The X-Files.” Here are some news items to get your week started. — California Gov. Jerry Brown draws praise and scorn for commuting 20 murderers’ sentences. — Trump’s legal team forgoes legal claim against Stormy Daniels. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s administration was tardy [&[...]
