Published in Buffalo Healthy Living, April 2016 by Lindy Korn, Esq. Do you remember your first job? Were you excited and eager to make a great impression? Did you look up to and respect your employer, believing in promises that your employer made to you? Did you know that if…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record A magazine employee’s sex and age discrimination retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and Connecticut state law may proceed, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut ruled, nothing that a jury could…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record, Sept 28, 2009 A gay man who alleged his co-workers harassed him for years has won the right on appeal to take his case to a jury to decide if the co-workers’ actions constituted gender stereotyping, which is unlawful under Title VII of the…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record, June 25, 2012 The EEOC on April 20, found that the term “sex” under Title VII encompasses both biological sex and gender stereotypes, Macy v. Holder, EEOC, no. 0120120821. The case involves Mia Macy, a former police detective who applied for a job as…
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“You claimed my termination was to eliminate my job, but you go ahead and hire a replacement for me,” said Judy Allen. “It seems to be that I was fired because I’m pregnant.” “Your job was eliminated,” replied HR Director Chad Mitchell. “The new employee is doing different work. I…
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The EEOC has issued a new guidance on the issues of discrimination and retaliation in the workplace based on employees who experience domestic or dating violence, sexual assault or stalking. Title VII’s prohibition is discussed in two parts:
Disparate treatment based on sex, including sexual stereotypes; and Sex-based harassment-hostile work…
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By Lindy Korn Article appeared in The Daily Record Passed in 1978, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make clear that the prohibition on sex discrimination in employment includes discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions. Thirty-five years…
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Article appeared in The Buffalo Jewish Review, July 2, 2004 When Amaani Lyle interviewed for a writer's assistant position with Adam Chase and Gregory Malins, executive producers and writers on the NEC television show "Friends," she stated on her application that she could type 80 words per minute, and was…
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Article appeared in The Buffalo Jewish Review, February 6, 2004 A male warehouse employee who was fired for wearing an earring could not sue for sex discrimination, even though an unwritten policy allowed female workers to wear similar jewelry, a State Supreme Court has held. The employee was fired after…
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