Chicago collection agency collects a discrimination suit Chicago, IL – Malcom S. Gerald & Associates, a Chicago based collection agency, is being sued in federal court for sexual orientation discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (“EEOC”) has filed a suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Malcom S. Gerald,… Read more »
PA Catholic Diocese Settles Sexual Harassment Claims DuBois, PA – Earlier this month the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie in Pennsylvania settled a federal sexual harassment lawsuit involving an elderly parish priest who allegedly sexually harassed a venerable employee of the Diocese. The woman, Plaintiff Kathleen A. Clement, filed her lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese and… Read more »
Pennsylvania Town Unlawfully Bans Mosque Bensalem, PA – Earlier in September, a Pennsylvania town settled a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice that alleged the town illegally denied plans for a proposed mosque. The town of Bensalem, Pennsylvania is at the center of the disputes; it has a population of 60,000 people… Read more »
Three Strikes, Now PA Cop Behind Bars Philadelphia, PA – Three. That is the number of women stepping forward this month with claims of sexual harassment against one, individual Pennsylvania police officer. Two weeks ago, Albert Dion Ross, 47-year-old officer of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was charged with assaulting two women in two separate incidents in August… Read more »
Gov.Wolf Introduces “It’s On Us PA” Legislation Philadelphia, PA – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced his upcoming introduction of a package of six bills titled “It’s On Us PA.” He joins a group of legislators, advocates, and students campaigning to combat sexual harassment and violence in K-12 schools and on college and university campuses. Thousands… Read more »
Fox’s Making Money has a Payne-ful sexual assault scandal New York, NY – Cable giant Fox News is at the center of yet another sexual assault scandal. The news giant is accused of blacklisting a female anchor who accused prominent Making Money host, Charles Payne, of rape. According the suit, Fox News is being sued… Read more »
Same ole South, GNT Foods sued for Racial discrimination Atlanta, GA – G.N.T. Inc., a popular southern grocery store, is being sued for racial discrimination and retaliation. According to a suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC), GNT Foods has been be charged with creating a racially hostile work environment for its African-… Read more »
Philly’s Sexist Tech Scene Philadelphia, PA – Silicon Valley is not the only tech scene with discrimination problems and rampant sexual harassment. Yes, Philadelphia’s emerging tech scene has the same problems and Philadelphia woman are not immune to the toxic, hostile work environment. Recently, Ben Franklin Technology Partners reached out to in-the-know local tech leaders… Read more »
PA Firefighter Files Sex Discrimination Suit LOWER SWATARA, PA – A Pennsylvania volunteer firefighter, Jessica Etzle, is suing her previous fire department, claiming gender discrimination. Allegedly, the fire department demoted her for being a mother (a form of sex discrimination), retaliated against her for asserting her legal rights, and forced her to resign by creating… Read more »
Philly School District Flagged for Unlawful Discrimination PHILADELPHIA, PA – The School District of Philadelphia may have a large gender and race discrimination class action lawsuit on its hands. The lead lawsuit alleges that the district caused one plaintiff to lose a scholarship to a Division I college and that the district violated federal law… Read more »
