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sex discrimination
A few predictions for 2009
Since I ended 2008 with a look back at the top stories of the past year, I thought I’d start 2009 with a look forward at what to expect in the new year. 1. Sexual Orientation will Become a Protected Class. Under current federal and Ohio law, it is not illegal to discriminate in employment on the b...
Here is a report on recent jury verdicts in employment lawsuits
VERDICTS IN FAVOR OF EMPLOYEES A jury in Ohio awarded a whopping $47 million to an employee in an age discrimination case. The employee alleged that he was fired after he refused to fire three older workers because of concerns... VERDICTS IN FAVOR OF EMPLOYEES A jury in Ohio awarded...
Governor’s gaffe and family responsibilities
I’m a huge fan of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. We share a common passion – Philadelphia sports teams. Although, I’ve never been involved in beaning Jimmy Johnson with a snowball. Earlier this week at the National Governors Conference, he made a huge gaffe when a microphone picked up the follo...
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Pat K. Chew and Lauren Kelley-Chew recently posted their interesting article, Subtly Sexist Language (16 Columbia Journal of Gender and Law 643 (2007) on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * Sometimes, sexist language is blatant and universally shunned. Other times, it is more subtle and even ...
Do you know? Breastfeeding at work
Today, I start what will become a weekly feature, which I am calling, “Do you know?” I have a lot of different sources from where I get ideas – recent cases, newspaper articles, other blogs, search terms, or something else that happened to catch my eye. Often, I use one of these sources to give peo...