On July 27, 2018, the SLS South Beach hotel on Miami Beach, Florida agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with 17 of its former Haitian employees. These employees worked at the hotel’s restaurants, including Hyde Beach, The Bazaar by Jose Andrés, and Katsuya. Back in 2014, the employees accused the hotel of firing Haitians for… Read more »
No Discrimination in Hiring Process It does not matter if you are a hired as an employee yet or if you are a fully hired employee, you have the right to be free from employment discrimination. During the job application process, federal and state anti-discrimination laws protect applicants—like you— from discrimination. In particular,… Read more »
A federal appeals court just handed down a huge ruling in favor of gay rights that could change the scope of LGBTQ rights in America. A major federal court in Manhattan ruled this past week that federal law protects workers based on sexual orientation as such individuals are covered by Title VII’s ban on… Read more »
Hoboken, NJ Elects a Sikh as Mayor Hoboken, NJ – The city of Hoboken, New Jersey made history on election day this year, by electing New Jersey’s first Sikh mayor ever, Ravi Bhalla, 44. Many Hoboken residents are taking their new mayor’s win as a badge of honor. Bhalla is also notably one of only a… Read more »
1st Openly Transgender State Legislator! RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Congratulations to Virginia’s first openly transgender elected official! Virginia House of Delegates candidate Danica Roem, a Democrat, has defeated longtime Incumbent Robert Marshall, a Republican. According to LGBT advocate groups, Roem, 33 years old, is also the United States first openly transgender person to be elected and seated… Read more »
Ohio State Senator accused of sexual harassment Columbus, Ohio – An Ohio State Senator faces charges of sexual harassment after his severe and pervasive requests for sex from a former state employee. According to a memo released by the State, the Senator repeatedly asked a female state employee to have sex with him, ultimately culminating… Read more »
Jon Snow “Knows Nothing” About Sexual Harassment Philadelphia, PA — Earlier this year Kit Harington, the actor best known for his starring role of Jon Snow in HBO’s Game of Thrones, made an slightly insensitive statement about sexism. Back in May 2016, Harington said in an interview that he often feels like he is treated… Read more »
Is President Trump Subject to Title VII? President Trump reportedly joked that Vice President Pence wants to see gay people ‘hang,’ Moreover, apparently Vice President Pence’s hardline religious beliefs have been a running joke in the White House and Trump joins in in mocking Pence’s religious beliefs. Vice President Pence is the former Indiana governor,… Read more »
Hollywood Producer Serial Sexual Harasser of Stars It’s official, the bigtime Hollywood movie producer, Harvey Weinstein is fired according to the board of the studio he co-founded, the Weinstein Company amidst voluminous claims of sexual misconduct. Over the years, the Weinstein Company has produced celebrated films such as “The King’s Speech” and “The Artist,” and whose TV division was… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA, PA – In 1871, Octavius V. Catto was gunned down on South Street as marauding whites created havoc on municipal election day. He was only 32 at the time of his death. In the wake of the Civil War, Catto was a fearless civil rights activist fighting for an equitable society. Moreover, Catto was… Read more »
