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Frosh urges Supreme Court to prohibit sexual orientation-based job discrimination
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has joined more than a dozen other states and Washington, D.C., in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to read federal civil-rights law broadly to […]
Security firm harassed female guards in Woodlawn, EEOC claims
A private security firm for the U.S. Social Security Administration in Woodlawn maintained a sexually hostile work environment and fired one of its guards who complained about it, the federal […]
Sex-bias case remains in court for more than quarter-century
Gender-bias case continues into 27th year heads news summary including Florida land battle, Oregon free-speech rally and trumping minority-run contractors.
Perhaps the title should be “On the Basis of Gender”
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might object to the working title of a to-be-produced movie about her earlier career as a civil-rights attorney. “On the Basis of Sex” will […]
Rockville-based ACM to pay $415K to settle EEOC suit
A Rockville-based environmental remediation company will pay $415,000 and revamp its training and recruitment policies to settle EEOC claims of sexual harassment and gender- and race-based discrimination.
U.S. alleges sex bias by Queen Anne’s sheriff
CENTREVILLE — The U.S. Justice Department is intervening in a lawsuit brought against the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office alleging sex discrimination. The suit was filed in 2010 by Kristy […]
Opinions – 11/28/11: U.S. District Court, Maryland
Labor & Employment Sex discrimination BOTTOM LINE: Where undisputed evidence indicated that a company had fewer than 15 employees at the time sex discrimination allegedly occurred, the company was not […]
Construction company alleges reverse discrimination by city school board
A Timonium construction company has cited reverse race and sex discrimination in seeking to prevent Baltimore City’s Board of School Commissioners from moving forward on a project to replace Waverly […]
Supreme Court limits Wal-Mart sex bias case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court blocked the largest sex-discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history on Monday, siding with Wal-Mart and against up to 1.6 million female workers in a decision that […]
Supreme Court says company can’t fire employee’s fiancée
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says companies can’t fire people simply because they are in a relationship with other employees who complain of discrimination. The high court on Monday unanimously […]
