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Topic: Chicago

Illinois School District Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Principal

The principal of an Illinois high school recently settled a lawsuit against the district alleging sex discrimination. Karen Gauen, who will retire after this school year ends, sued the school district, claiming that she was paid less money than her male predecessor. The $200,000 settlement was unanimously approved by the school board. Gauen, who expressed regret over suing the school district, had originally sought $1.5 million in damages. The district,

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Obesity as a Disability under the ADA?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects employees with qualified disabilities from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace. A qualified disability under the law is a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. Such major life activities include hearing, seeing, speaking, breathing, walking, learning, or performing manual tasks. If an individual with such an impairment is able to perform the essential functions of a job,

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Text Messages Make Headlines in Harassment Lawsuit

A Chicago news source reports on a former doorman for Sidetrack, a popular bar in Chicago, suing the bar and a couple of its managers for sexual and religious harassment. Sexual harassment lawsuits at bars, sadly, are not uncommon or generally newsworthy unless they contain an interesting twist. In this case, the bar is a gay bar, owned by gay rights pioneers in Boystown, which may have been the first

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