SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT SETTLED FOR $125,000
A restaurant group that includes Liberty Warehouse, a popular Brooklyn, N.Y. wedding venue, agreed to pay $125,000 and provide extensive non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment and sex discrimination lawsuit. That restaurant group includes the Manhattan restaurants and event... Read More →
Race and Sexual Harassment Suits Settled
BAY COUNTRY PROFESSIONAL CONCRETE WILL PAY $74,000 TO SETTLE EEOC HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUITS Concrete Contractor Fired Workers Who Opposed Harassment Baltimore County-based Bay Country Professional Concrete will pay $74,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle two... Read More →
Judd Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed
Ashley Judd’s Sexual Harassment Claim Against Harvey Weinstein was Dismissed in California District Court U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez in California has dismissed Ashley Judd’s claim of sexual harassment in her lawsuit against disgraced former mega-producer Harvey Weinstein. But... Read More →
Gender Discrimination Equal Pay Act
DENTON COUNTY TO PAY $115,000 IN EQUAL PAY LAWSUIT Denton County, Texas Paid Female Doctor Less Than a Male Doctor in Health Department Denton County (near Dallas Texas) will pay $115,000 to a female former county doctor after a federal... Read More →
Male Discrimination by Female
Male Subjected to Discrimination from Female – Male Discrimination by Female New York University suspended Avital Ronell, a professor of German and comparative literature, for the coming year after finding that she sexually harassed a graduate student, Nimrod Reitman, The... Read More →
Gender Discrimination at Nike
Gender Discrimination / Sex Discrimination Nike – The Athletic Shoe & Clothing Manufacturer has been sued in the U.S. District Court of Portland for alleged gender discrimination. The suit alleges that Women are treated in an unequal and disparate manner... Read More →
Sexual Abuse or Harassment Settlements Subject to Tax Liabilities
Sexual Abuse or Sexual Harassment Settlements Subject to Tax Liabilities The 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act which includes Internal Revenue Code §162(q) was recently passed by Congress. Under § 162(q): No deduction is allowed for any settlement or payment... Read More →
Male Sex Discrimination Suit
Estée Lauder Companies to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Male Sex Discrimination Suit Cosmetics Giant Provided New Fathers Less Paid Leave and Related Benefits for Child Bonding Than It Provided to New Mothers, Federal Agency Charged WASHINGTON – Estée Lauder,... Read More →
USA Diving Accused in Sexual Abuse Case
Indianapolis based USA Diving has been named in class action lawsuit. The organization is accused of ignoring accusations of sexual abuse involving young athletes. Unfortunately, these allegations are akin to those brought recently against USA Gymnastics. The Ohio State University... Read More →
CSXT TO PAY $3.2 MILLION TO SETTLE SEX DISCRIMINATION CASE
CSX TRANSPORTATION TO PAY $3.2 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC DISPARATE IMPACT SEX DISCRIMINATION CASE Railroad to Cease Challenged Physical Abilities Testing, Federal Agency Announces CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) will pay $3.2 million and furnish other relief to settle a company-wide... Read More →
Sexual Discrimination Suit Settled
KENTUCKY COMPANY TO PAY $625,400 TO SETTLE SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Louisville Printer Shunned Women for Hire Into Boxer/Packer Jobs for Nearly Three Years and Created Hostile Environment for Women, Federal Agency Charged DDZ, Inc., doing business as DDZ CA, Inc.,... Read More →
Pregnant Employees Forced on Unpaid Leave After Reporting Pregnancies
EEOC SUES SIMPLICITY GROUND SERVICES FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION EEOC Reports that Pregnant Employees Forced on Unpaid Leave After Reporting Pregnancies DETROIT – Simplicity Ground Services, P.C., an airline-ramp and cargo-handling company in Detroit, violated federal law by forcing an employee... Read More →
Pregnant Bartender Fired When She Couldn’t Fit Into Hot Pants
OFF THE AIR, II, INC. SETTLES EEOC PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT The EEOC Reports that Nick’s Sports Grill Fired Pregnant Bartender When She Couldn’t Fit Into Hot Pants DALLAS — Off the Air, II, Inc., which does business as Nick’s Sports... Read More →
Dechert Settles Law Suit For Sex and Age Discrimination
Even Law Firms Leave Themselves Open to Lawsuits The Dechert law firm reached a settlement over claims that it discriminated against certain staff members because of their sex and age. In an Order Dated March 16, 2018 it was stated that the... Read More →