Pregnancy Discrimination in 2017 NEW JERSEY – It’s 2017, so why do we still discriminate against pregnant women at work? Pregnancy discrimination involves treating female applicants or employees unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act almost 40 years ago to ensure that… Read more »
WASHINGTON – The old guard, a traditional part of the fire fighter industry, are finding the world changing around them as Fire Departments across the nation become more diverse. Recently, Lynden City Fire Department has settled a suit brought by one of its firefighters for racial discrimination. In the suit, Damon Winters, a volunteer fire fighter,… Read more »
NBA Joins Advocates of Women’s Empowerment to Embrace Gender Equality Throughout the past two seasons, the National Basketball Association has teamed up with Lean In, an organization that changes lives through peer support circles. The unity between the NBA and Lean In displays an admirable approach to gender equality through forming healthy relationships with women…. Read more »
Long Island, NY – A group of teachers at a Long Island charter school has filed suit against the principal accusing him of misogyny and bias. According to the court documents, Raymond Ankrum unleashed a series of tweets on the popular social media site Twitter expressing his opinions of gays, older people, and light-skinned black… Read more »
In Sioux City, Iowa, Donald Trump is being accused by a former employee of his campaign, of sex discrimination and other forms of inappropriate behavior, however, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate continues to deny all allegations, calling the accusers claims “totally made up.” Former campaign employee, Elizabeth Davidson claims that male employees were paid more… Read more »
After giving birth to twins and losing one of her babies, a new mother returned to work from maternity leave while the remaining baby was still in the hospital. She was fired a short time later. Another female worker was fired even though she was previously rewarded with job promotions and honorable assessments of her… Read more »
A Washington County Jail inmate is planning to sue two prison guards he had sex with, for sexual harassment. Prison guards, Jill Curry and Brett Robinson would release Jeng-Li Delgado-Galban from his jail cell to go into a supply closet and have sex with him. This was not a ménage a trois however; because neither woman… Read more »
Four men that had traveled to Toronto in December are accusing American Airlines of racial profiling them as Muslims. The men who were from Brighton Beach, Brooklyn claim they were ejected from a flight departing from Toronto to New York. The four men were amidst six –all friends who made arrangements to travel together. Two… Read more »
“Women like me. Women love me, so if I really wanted to involve the women, I don’t have to assault the women,” said yoga guru, Bikram Choudhury as he gave an interview with CNN in April. Choudhury, 69, is a famous Indian yoga teacher and inventor of Bikram Yoga, a unique variation of traditional yoga… Read more »
Just about everyone is familiar with what sexual harassment is; whether it be requests or advances that are sexual in nature; physical or verbal harassment; or even offensive remarks about a person’s gender. But did you know sexual harassment is also bad for your health? There are quite of bit of misconceptions and assumptions concerning… Read more »
