Posts in 2013

Nov 07 National Origin Discrimination is Basis for $1.1 Million Lawsuit

Steve Awad, an engineer for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, claims that based on discriminatory ...

Oct 11 Supreme Court to Consider Age Discrimination Case. . . With a Difference

A controversial age discrimination case has worked its way up from the lower Courts and has been accepted by the Supreme Court for ...

Sep 26 Brooks Brothers Facing $30 Million Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Law Suit

A Seamstress at Brooks Brothers' Queens factory, Herlinda Aroca Pino, is suing the company for $30 million, claiming sexual ...

Aug 30 Race Bias Class Action Lawsuit Against Merrill Lynch Settles for $160 Million

A class-action race discrimination lawsuit brought by a Merrill Lynch employee has been settled for $160 million. More than 1,200 ...

Aug 07 Coalition of Civil Rights Advocates Launch Campaign to Ban Workplace Discrimination Against Gays

In an effort to garner support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which has languished on Capital Hill for almost ...

Jul 26 Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against San Diego Mayor

A former employee of San Diego's mayor, Bob Filner, has accused him of sexually harassing her , alleging that she was forced to ...