discrimination

New Year, New Disability Lawsuits

Jay Shepherd
January 02, 2009 07:48

Happy New Year!Or is it?Because today, January 1, millions of American employees will become disabled — including some of yours. No, we’re not predicting a rash of workplace injuries or a horrible epidemic. Instead, these workers got their newfound disabilities... Happy New Year!Or is it?Because to...

Height and Weight Discrimination?

Eric Welter
December 30, 2008 18:53

Overlawyered.com has the story today here on a new law passed by the City Council in Binghamton, New York, prohibiting discrimination based on height or weight.  If the City Code provides a private right of action for violations, this is sure to generate some interesting litigation. Do the local ...

LGJ: Wrath of the Discrimination King

Mark Methenitis
December 29, 2008 21:28

In the most recent LGJ, I apply law to the allegations discrimination against World of Warcraft players. Read on!Disclaimer The content of this blog is not legal advice. It only constitutes commentary on legal issues, and is for educational and informational purposes only. Reading this blog,...

“Ugly” as a protected class? Let’s get real.

Jon Hyman
December 18, 2008 13:48

Let’s review the currently protected classes. Under the current state of the law, it is illegal to discharge, to refuse to hire, or otherwise to discriminate with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment b...

How to avoid a discrimination lawsuit in 5 easy steps

Jon Hyman
December 17, 2008 12:00

Don’t change your explanation about why an employee was fired mid-stream while in the midst of defending a discrimination claim. Don’t refuse to assign meaningful work to a Muslim employee while at the same time keeping non-Muslim employees busy, or fire an employee for alleged l...