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HKM » Gender Discrimination

Posts Categorized In: Gender Discrimination

Equal Rights Amendment One Step Closer to Passage

October 23, 2018 by Daniel Kalish

In 1923, suffragettes and women’s rights activists drafted the Equal Rights Amendment. It was introduced into every session of Congress thereafter until 1973 when it passed in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Immediately thereafter, 22 states ratified the amendment. However, the Constitution requires 38 states vote to ratify a new amendment to… Read More

Categories: Gender Discrimination, Las Vegas

Missouri Supreme Court Set to Decide on LGBTQ Discrimination

August 14, 2018 by Daniel Kalish

Missouri is one of a number of states that does not include protections for the LGBTQ community in terms of civil rights issues such as workplace discrimination. That, however, could change as the Missouri Supreme Court will decide whether the Missouri Human Rights Act should extend beyond race, religion, nation of origin, sex, disability, and… Read More

Categories: Gender Discrimination, Kansas City

Equal Pay for Equal Work Advocates Get Encouraging Decision

August 7, 2018 by Daniel Kalish

For the past 50 years, it has been illegal for employers to offer one salary to a woman and a different salary to a man, given all other aspects of a situation being equal. That is to say, it is illegal to discriminate against women by offering them a lower salary than their male counterparts…. Read More

Categories: Gender Discrimination, Las Vegas

Google Faces Class Action Lawsuit

July 24, 2018 by Daniel Kalish

When discrimination occurs in a systematic way and is directed toward a protected group within a company, it could result in a class action suit against that company. In the case of Google, female workers allege that the company has methodically discriminated against them, and they point to alleged pay disparities to make their point…. Read More

Categories: Gender Discrimination, Los Angeles, Workplace Discrimination

Women’s Basketball Coach Reaches Settlement in Wrongful Termination Lawsuit

July 19, 2018 by Daniel Kalish

Employees can be fired, generally speaking, for any reason other than a handful of protections that are basic to civil rights or work against the public good. To that end, employees may not be fired on the basis of their skin color, religion, nation of origin, gender, or disability. In addition, employees cannot be fired… Read More

Categories: Gender Discrimination, Kansas City

Is Sexual Favoritism a Form of Gender Discrimination?

April 27, 2018 by Daniel Kalish

Sexual discrimination in the workplace usually conjures images of sexual harassment or gender exclusion for promotions or executive positions. In one interesting case from California in 2005, female employees sued the Department of Corrections because they were passed up for promotions given to employees who were involved in consensual sexual relationships with the Deputy Warden…. Read More

Categories: Gender Discrimination, Kansas City

St. Louis Regional Chamber Targeted in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

March 30, 2018 by Daniel Kalish

In August of 2017, a female employee filed a lawsuit against the President of the St. Louis Regional Chamber alleging that she was passed up for promotion on multiple occasions due to gender discrimination. Karen Ellis served as the director of economic development at the Chamber. She is suing for $75,000. The lawsuit claims that… Read More

Categories: Gender Discrimination, Kansas City

Pregnancy Discrimination? Not so Fast, Corporate America

March 15, 2018 by Daniel Kalish

Women’s rights are consistently being threatened across the country, as vulnerable employees are forced to choose between keeping their jobs, or taking care of their pregnancies in a medically sound fashion. Women are speaking out more than even against the discriminatory actions of their employers, as evinced by the approximately 50% rise in lawsuits based… Read More

Categories: Gender Discrimination, Los Angeles, Workplace Discrimination

California Gender Discrimination Leads to Lawsuits

November 8, 2017 by Daniel Kalish

Tech giant Oracle is facing legal action based on claims it has systematically paid women less than men for comparable jobs. The suit claims that the company knew, or should have known, that this discriminatory practice was rampant and that thousands of women have been unfairly under compensated over a period of years. If your… Read More

Categories: Gender Discrimination, Los Angeles

What You Need to Know About Colorado’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

August 7, 2017 by Daniel Kalish

The state of Colorado has provided anti-discrimination protection to those seeking employment since the 1964 Federal Civil Rights Act was implemented. However, pregnant women were not included in the protections that Colorado state law established. In June of 2016, the Governor of Colorado signed a new law that became effective on August 10, 2016 protecting… Read More

Categories: Denver, Employment Agreements and Termination, Gender Discrimination

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