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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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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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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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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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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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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A Baltimore County private school has been accused by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of allegedly failing to renew the contract of its softball coach because he is a man.

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Welcome to Monday, the 37th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Rostker v. Goldberg decision upholding the men-only draft-registration requirement against a gender-discrimination challenge. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Can a restaurant evict customers based ...

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The University of Baltimore has settled a lawsuit alleging it discriminated against a pregnant employee.

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A St. Mary’s County sheriff’s deputy is suing the office, alleging she was sexually harassed by male colleagues and lost her position in the otherwise all-male K-9 unit because she is a woman. Elizabeth O’Connor, who joined the department in 2000, ...

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