NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED Workplace Discrimination Lawyers Protecting Workers From Wrongful Employment Practices Virginia Workplace Discrimination Lawyer Most employees in Virginia know that there are laws in place to protect them against illegal discrimination in the workplace, but they may not know what exactly constitutes illegal discrimination or what to do if it occurs. As an employee […]
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On October 7, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settled its racial discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Chicago Meat Authority, Inc. (CMA) for $1.1 million plus various forms of injunctive relief. What happened in this case and why is its settlement somewhat notable? EEOC v. Chicago Meat Authority, Inc. In February 2018, the
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On October 4, 2021, a jury in San Francisco federal court awarded Owen Diaz (Diaz) $136.9 million in damages for the race-based harassment he endured working for Tesla, Inc. (Tesla). This is one of the largest individual plaintiff awards for racial harassment cases in the United States. There are likely thousands of racial discrimination employment
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Whether it’s an employment case, breach of contract dispute or a personal injury lawsuit, it’s impossible to predict what will happen during litigation. Going to court is an inherently unpredictable process with even the seemingly strong cases sometimes failing to obtain the justice sought by the plaintiff. There can be a variety of reasons as
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Compensation clawback policies started to gain traction in the early 2000s following the fallout of a series of accounting scandals. Remember hearing about Enron and WorldCom? Thanks to the financial misconduct of executives at those and many other companies, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). One of the provisions in SOX was the
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The United States continues to move forward with the reopening process, despite the increasing number of coronavirus infections and deaths. Many Americans continue to express their displeasure and resistance to calls for social distancing and mask wearing. Given this environment, many employers might be wary of having the coronavirus spread among its workers. So it’s
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With the historic Bostock v. Clayton County ruling by the Supreme Court resulting in the inclusion of sexual and gender identity to the definition of Title VII’s sex discrimination protections in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, members of the LGBTQ community have scored another victory in the long march to equality. While it
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Discrimination and inequality in the workplace are some of the more damaging forms of injustice. They directly impact an individual’s professional opportunities which can also affect that individual’s access to essential resources and overall quality of life. One of the hardest hit by discrimination is the black community. Institutionalized and informal racism has hindered
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Many working women are victims of workplace discrimination. Understanding the good and the bad of having children and coming back into the work force can make a substantial difference in ensuring that your employment rights are protected. Particularly, gender equity and equal pay are dominating headlines related to the women’s soccer team, which is coming
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As astonishing as the fact may seem, women continue to suffer from pregnancy discrimination even in today’s world. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that 31,000 pregnancy discrimination charges were filed between 2011 and 2015. Even worse, this number only includes the reported cases—there are certainly other women who do not file charges or enter
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