Riot Games agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging pay disparity, gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
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Read More »December 28, 2021 Comments Off on Esports giant Riot settles discrimination case for $100M
Riot Games agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging pay disparity, gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
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Read More »December 9, 2021 Comments Off on Women wage Supreme Court challenge to Ocean City’s topless ban
Five women are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down as unconstitutional Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless.
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Read More »August 24, 2021 Comments Off on Women seek full 4th Circuit review of Ocean City’s topless ban
Saying times have changed, five women urge U.S. appeals court to overturn 30-year precedent and strike down Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless.
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Read More »August 4, 2021 Comments Off on 4th Circuit upholds Ocean City’s ban on women going topless
A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless while permitting men to go bare-chested in the Eastern Shore beach town, saying the gender-based ban is substantially related to the important governmental interest ...
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Read More »July 16, 2020 1 Comment
Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment under the law because men are permitted to go bare-chested in the Eastern Shore beach town, a group of women told a federal appeals court this ...
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Read More »June 4, 2019 Comments Off on EEOC alleges gender pay discrimination in two lawsuits
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced two lawsuits against Maryland businesses Monday. Both suits claim the companies illegally pay female employees less than their male counterparts. A Baltimore-based security company, Davis & Davis Enterprise Inc., is accused of paying ...
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Read More »February 21, 2019 Comments Off on Senator invokes Brown v. Board in support of prerelease bill
A Baltimore state senator Thursday invoked what might be the most famous Supreme Court decision in support of what might be the shortest piece of legislation introduced in the General Assembly this session: a one-word change in a one-sentence law ...
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Read More »December 20, 2018 Comments Off on Judge won’t stop Ocean City from enforcing female topless ban
A federal judge declined to prohibit Ocean City from enforcing its ban on female toplessness Thursday, finding the plaintiffs challenging the ordinance failed to prove public sensibilities of the town have evolved to accept it. The plaintiffs sought a preliminary injunction ...
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Read More »December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Judge to rule on injunction for Ocean City ban on female toplessness
A federal judge was skeptical of a legal challenge to Ocean City’s ordinance banning female toplessness on its beaches at a hearing Friday as town officials testified to the numerous calls, emails and conversations they had with concerned residents and ...
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Read More »October 1, 2018 Comments Off on Male teacher claims Baltimore school system discriminated based on gender
A former assistant principal has filed suit against the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, alleging he was treated differently and forced out of his position based on his gender.
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