Posts in 2014

Dec 05 Age Discrimination Case Thrown Out By Eighth Circuit

Generally when a manager says an employee is an "old man" and had "a lot of years in", such comments would raise a red flag ...

Nov 21 Volunteer Nuns Not Entitled to Protections of Title VII Regarding Religious Discrimination

Are volunteers entitled to the protections of Title VII regarding religious discrimination, retaliation, and harassment? No, ...

Nov 14 Employer's Health Plan Modification May Constitute Age Discrimination

Employers these days are constantly looking for ways to reduce their health care costs. Older workers tend to push up premiums, so ...

Nov 05 Ford Hit With Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

Female workers at Ford Motor Co .'s Chicago plant have accused the company of turning a blind eye to "heinous" acts of gender ...

Nov 04 Does Abercrombie's "Look Policy" Constitute Religious Discrimination?

Does an employer's policy regarding how their employees dress constitute discrimination? Abercrombie & Fitch has previously run ...

Oct 31 Age Discrimination Claim Survives Even Though Position Offered to Older Worker

It is well settled that if an employer fires an employee over 40 and replaces him with a younger worker, that fact pattern ...