Since 2008, the Oregon Equality Act has protected employees in the state from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The law defines gender identity as the gender that a person believes they should be, not their biological gender. Gender identity protections apply also to transgender individuals or those who do not fit… Read More
Posts Categorized In: Workplace Discrimination
Not All Discrimination Claims are Valid
Many employees in Oregon and across the United States suffer unlawful workplace discrimination every day. Such employees deserve full protection under federal and state anti-discrimination laws, and deserve to be fairly compensated for any violations of their rights under the law. However, like any type of civil action, some workplace discrimination claims are unfounded. Some… Read More
Olympia’s First Strip Club Begins Hiring
The Olympian recently reported on Desire Video’s Craigslist post seeking applicants for all positions. Desire Video’s owner proposed an adult cabaret to Olympia’s Community Planning and Development officials last year, and it appears his proposal was approved. According to the Craigslist post, no experience is necessary for dancers or wait staff, but experience is preferred… Read More
Costco To Pay Millions For Promotion Discrimination
Just before the end of 2013, the Seattle Times reported that Costco reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit with some of its female employees. The lawsuit originated with a single employee and later became a class action encompassing many female employees. After nearly a decade, the parties appear to have reached an agreement. The… Read More
Everett Police File Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Last week, three police officers in Everett, Washington, filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in Everett’s police department. The three officers’ lawsuit against the police department was filed in federal court, and claims the officers were denied promotions, received harsher treatment than Caucasian officers, and dealt with a hostile work environment because of their race…. Read More
Casino Employees to take Race Discrimination Claims to Trial
Two cocktail waitresses at a casino will now be able to take their claims to trial, according to the federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The plaintiffs in this case, Stacy Alexander and Kim Rogers, are both African-American females, and were both long time cocktail waitresses at the Casino Queen in Illinois. They… Read More
Oregon Employer Wins Complicated Harassment Case
Though employees deserve to be compensated when their rights are violated at work, not every discrimination, harassment, or wrongful termination claim is valid. Sometimes, there are underlying problems at work and angry or terminated employees wrongfully assert that their employer violated the law in some fashion. In one recent Oregon case, an Administrative Law Judge… Read More
Councilman Sworn Into Office With Colander On Head
A member of the “Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster,” also known as a Pastafarian, was sworn into his councilman position with a colander on his head earlier this month. In a recent Talking Points Memo article, the fact that there is a picture of Christopher Schaeffer being sworn into office in New York with… Read More
Archie Comics Female CEO Gender Discriminator?
According to a recent Washington Post article, five white men are suing Archie Comics female co-CEO for sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Nancy Silberkleit, the widower of one of Archie Comics three founders, became the co-CEO of the company in 2008. Interestingly, Silberkleit’s co-CEO and half-brother of the second founder of Archie Comics sued to… Read More
Discriminated Against For Wanting To Have Children
A Hawaiian retailer will pay $60,000 for discriminating against one of its employees before and after she gave birth to her child. Step Three, Ltd., which does business as Sandal Tree, is a retailer of women’s sandals with stores across Hawaii. The company will be settling with one of its former buyers. The buyer underwent… Read More