Weis Markets Accused of Racial Discrimination

Food retailer, Weis Markets Inc., is currently facing a civil rights suit filed in the United States Middle District Court. An African-American employee accused the company of unlawful racial discrimination in employee hires and promotions. The employee says he is not only representing himself, but all the African-American employees Weis did not hire or passed [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/20/weis-markets-accused-racial-discrimination/

House Approves Two Workplace Sexual Misconduct Studies

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved two separate studies which will focus on workplace sexual misconduct on Monday. One study would create a task force to review laws, regulations, and policies, and streamline misconduct reporting by claimants. The report would be available by May 2019. The other study would examine the numbers of sexual harassment [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/19/workplace-sexual-misconduct-studies/

Restaurant Displays Age Discrimination

Seasons 52, a national restaurant chain based in Orlando, Florida, was recently fined nearly $3 million by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The company allegedly did not hire employees over age 40, whether it was for front house positions, where customers would interact with them, or back house positions, where there is little [ ]
http://www.njdiscrimlaw.net/2018/06/19/restaurant-displays-age-discrimination/

Justice Department Releases New Sexual Harassment Guidelines

What happens if sexual harassment occurs within the government agency that is tasked with dealing with this very issue? For the over 115,000 staff members of the U.S. Department of Justice, a new set of sexual harassment guidelines is meant to answer that exact question. Recently, the U.S. Justice Department published its latest set of [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/18/justice-department-releases-new-sexual-harassment-guidelines/

Sidney L. Gold Recognized as 2018 High Stakes Litigator

Attorney Sidney L. Gold of Sidney L. Gold & Associates, P.C. was recognized for his exceptional achievements in the legal industry by America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators organization for 2018. Candidates for this honor must be thoroughly screened through a strenuous process and fulfill the necessary criteria to receive it. One qualification is that [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/news_releases/sidney-l-gold-recognized-2018-high-stakes-litigator/

Verizon Contractor Sued for Sexual Harassment

A host of sexual harassment claims have recently been filed against XPO Logistics, a supply chain firm that provides warehouses and shipping services. The claims were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by several workers of an XPO Logistics warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee. Complaints include employees being groped and verbally harassed by their [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/15/verizon-contractor-sued-sexual-harassment/

Gold Attorney Wins Landmark Victory for Transgender Rights

Our legal team is proud to announce that attorney, Neelima Vanguri, has become the first to argue that an employer can violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when they deny a transgender person the right to use a bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. A federal judge recently approved the use of this [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/news_releases/gold-attorney-wins-landmark-victory-for-transgender-rights/

Musical Group Haim Fired Agent After Pay Disparity

The musical group Haim revealed that they fired their booking agent after a pay disparity issue. Allegedly, the members of Haim who are sisters received ten times less than a male artist for a festival in which they both performed. They performed at the festival one step below the male performer in hopes of gaining [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/14/haim-fired-agent-pay-disparity/

Possible Changes to Drug Kickback Laws

At the annual Food and Drug Administration conference, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb suggested the federal laws that protect rebates circulated between pharmacy benefit managers, insurance companies, and drug manufacturers are due for a change. He offered that drug rebates currently protected by the federal government are partly to blame for rising medication costs and revamping the [ ]
http://www.healthcarelawfirm.net/2018/06/14/possible-changes-drug-kickback-laws/

Sidney L. Gold Represents Juvenile in Racial Discrimination Case

Sidney L. Gold of Sidney L. Gold & Associates, P.C. is representing a juvenile in a racial discrimination case. The lawsuit, which was filed last week against the St. Dominic Catholic School in Northeast Philadelphia, stemmed from several incidents citing bullying and discriminatory acts against the teenage boy, who is Pakistani and attended the school [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/news_releases/juvenile-racial-discrimination-case/

The Department of Defense and Sexual Assault

Despite the prevalence of news stories about sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace in recent months, a new study indicates that there is still much confusion about how these offenses are defined among leaders in the Department of Defense. The study also indicated that male senior leaders feel uncomfortable discussing sexual assault prevention. [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/13/department-of-defense-sexual-assault/

AT&T Discriminates Against Older Workers

Dating back as far as 2008, several AT&T employees have alleged that AT&T, Inc. violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). An employee, who worked with AT&T for 16 years as a Sales Coach Manager, was terminated at the age of 53, while AT&T simultaneously maintained younger, lower-performing sales coach managers or permitted them [ ]
http://www.njdiscrimlaw.net/2018/06/12/att-discriminates-against-older-workers/

Federal Law Fails to Evolve with Economy

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, the first black woman to oversee the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, was responsible for the inclusion of sexual harassment as a form of discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Thanks to Congresswoman Norton and the rise of the #MeToo movement, workers who have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/11/federal-law-fails-evolve-economy/

Bill Approved Banning Non-Disclosure Agreements from Work Contracts

The New Jersey State Senate voted unanimously on a bill designed to prohibit non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) from work contracts. On Thursday, the official bill, S121, was approved by a 34-0 vote. The proposed legislation states that NDAs used by employers in employment contracts would be prohibited. This includes settlement agreements that stem from legal claims [ ]
http://www.njdiscrimlaw.net/2018/06/08/prohibiting-non-disclosure-agreements-work/

Responding to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

The #MeToo movement and the subsequent implosion of the careers of major figures in the world of media, entertainment, and politics has made addressing sexual harassment in the workplace a heated topic. If your company or fellow employees are struggling to find the best ways to address this issue, the following are helpful ways to [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/08/responding-sexual-harassment-workplace/

Brendan Fraser States that HFPA Denied Sexual Harassment Claims

Actor Brendan Fraser states that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) denied the sexual harassment claims that he brought against a member of their organization in 2003. The HFPA, which helms the annual Golden Globes presentations, investigated the claim after Fraser revealed the incident in a magazine last year. Allegedly, the journalist Philip Berk, associated [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/07/brendan-fraser-hfpa-sexual-harassment/

New Law Aims to Stop Sexual Misconduct in Schools

Schools today are not the haven we would like them to be. Not only is there gun violence, but sexual abuse is happening in schools throughout the country.  Many believe we need to do more to protect children from being preyed upon in schools. If a contracted employee in a New Jersey school has been [ ]
http://www.njdiscrimlaw.net/2018/06/07/new-law-sexual-misconduct-schools/

US Court Rules on Gender Pay Gap

In April 2018, a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that women cannot be paid less than men based on prior salary. The Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco decided unanimously, and its ruling came the day before national Equal Pay Day, which marks how long it takes the average woman working into the next year [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/06/us-court-rules-on-gender-pay-gap/

US Court Rules on Gender Pay Gap

In April 2018, a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that women cannot be paid less than men based on prior salary. The Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco decided unanimously, and its ruling came the day before national Equal Pay Day, which marks how long it takes the average woman working into the next year [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/06/us-court-rules-on-gender-pay-gap/

Is Sexual Harassment Part of the Job for Professional Cheerleaders?

A professional cheerleading job for a national sports team is a role that many young girls fantasize about while they strive for excellence on their high school cheerleading squads. Many professional cheerleaders began their careers as dancers, having spent many years studying ballet, jazz, tap, and more. Competition for a spot on a professional cheerleading [ ]
http://www.discrimlaw.net/2018/06/04/sexual-harassment-professional-cheerleaders/

Whistleblower Warned Company Before Getting Fired

Millions of people trust Vanguard to manage their money. The Pennsylvania-based firm touts its low fees and variety of mutual funds in every conceivable category. The company does not want its investors to know that it may have underpaid the IRS by more than $1 billion. The method by which Vanguard may have evaded its [ ]
http://www.njdiscrimlaw.net/2018/06/01/whistleblower-fired/