WNBA All Star Player Dearica Hamby Suffers Pregnancy Discrimination from Las Vegas Aces
The WNBA league announced on May 16 that they will be rescinding the Las Vegas Aces’ 2025 draft pick and will suspend head coach Becky Hammon for two games. This decision is a result of two investigations that were conducted after All-Star Dearica Hamby’s claims were made public. In January, Hamby was traded to the […]
Goldman Sachs Settles Class Action Gender Discrimination Suit
Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay a $215 million settlement for a class action lawsuit that claimed gender discrimination by its employees. About 2,800 current and former female vice presidents and associates that were working in investment banking, investment management and securities claimed they were being discriminated against when it came to pay, performance evaluations and […]
Age Discrimination – Case Example
Keith was an employee in his 70s and had worked for his employer for several years. He had consistently received stellar reviews and was even promoted before his medical leave and accommodation request. At the time of termination, Keith had been refused the reasonable accommodations he requested after he came back from his heart surgery. […]
Is it illegal to lay off an employee who’s on leave?
There are many types of leaves of absences that employees can take. The following leaves are some of the leaves protected by law: medical/disability leave, family leave, and pregnancy leave. Terminating an employee because they need medical or family leave is illegal. But, it is not illegal to terminate an employee in the middle of a leave if […]
Former Fox News Producer Sues the Network and Several of its Executives for Discrimination
Abby Grossberg filed a discrimination lawsuit against Fox New, Tucker Carlson, and other executives and producers. She claims that on her first day working on Carlson’s show in September 2022, she arrived at the office and was received by pictures of Nancy Pelosi in a swimsuit that revealed her cleavage. These pictures had been put […]
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