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/