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AL
> FILED
· Fem ex-ee sues Bay Minette for sex harass/retal by male PW director

AK
· Anchorage Assembly to consider gay rights ordinance

AZ
> FILED>
· [5-5] AZAG sues Cottonwood City for type sex discrim in cop hiring/promotions

CA
> DECIDED
· St Ct App affirms dismissal of disability (HIV)/discharge etc claim vs Art Inst of Cal; noted here
· Gender: Class Certified In San Diego Sex Bias Pension Suit
> FILED
· [5-8] Wal-Mart Sued By EEOC For National Origin Harassment Of Latinos At Fresno Sam's Club; more here, here; here
· [4-30] San Mateo Cnty Mental Health Clinic sued by fired fem supv for gender/retaliation discrim
> NEWS
· LAUSD at odds w/teach; they accuse him of misconduct; he accuses them of disability discrim
· When Are Arbitration Agreements Enforceable?
· Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of age/disability discrim etc claims vs Ryder Services Corp etc; noted here
· When an employer accepts a claim as compensable and pays WC benefits related to a former employee's allegations of sexual harassment, a jury may consider this evidence in deciding whether to award the employee monetary damages for her mental injuries
· Notable employment-related bills pending before the California Legislature for the 2009-2010 session
· UCSB Prof?s Israel bashing e-mail prompts speculation of EEOC charge
> SETTLED
· Rob Lowe drops blackmail suit vs Nanny and she drops sex harass suitont

CO
> NEWS
· Classical Academy Investigation Reveals Religious Discrimination, Sex Assault; report here

CT
> FILED
· [4-15] Ridgefield sued 2nd time by ex-fem computer head; alleges national origin and/or gender discrim
> NEWS
· Summary Judgment: Court Denies Summary Judgment to Employer Who Claimed Employee Improperly Used Employee Discount for Relatives
· Race: White Bridgeport firefighters challenge rescoring of lieutenant?s exam
· Eliminate CHRO?

DE
> NEWS
· Diversity: DE DOT Says What Not to Say; 5 Tips for Doing It Right
· [5-13] LGBT: DE Senate committee votes NO to release a bill that would add sexual orientation to the state?s discrimination laws.

DC
> DECIDED
· [5-13] US. District Court finds no race/gender harassment + retaliation in a case involving Black federal co-workers; noted here
> FILED
· Fem Transgender Air Marshal Files Lawsuit vs DHS etc
· Black ex-fibby sues FBI second time for retaliation
> NEWS
· [5-8] GW Faculty Senate votes to include gender identity and expression in non-discrim policy

FL
> FILED
· [5-11] Legal secy sues FL State Attorney?s Office; sez she was regularly "forced" to have sex with former State Attorney Steve Meadows; Meadows replies: garbage
· [5-8] Ex-secy of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent sues Shutts & Bowen for racial taunts and sexual discrimination
· Larry Dimmitt Cadillac target of EEOC charges + lawsuit by three 50+yo laid-off ees for age discrim
> NEWS
· Largo City seeks summary judgment in fired 60yo fem City Manager secy?s age discrim suit
· Jacksonville Fire and Rescue trying to settle years-old Black firefighter race discrim issues; but?new EEOC charge filed

· Gender: Fem ex-FGSU Provost threatens to sue for hostile atmosphere that included "sexually inappropriate comments, sexual intimidation, embarrassment and humiliation"; this, after FGSU recently settled 3 fem-gender suits for $4M+

GA
> FILED
· Pregnancy: EEOC sues Christian school Greenforest McCalep for withdrawing job offer to pregnant applicant
> NEWS
· UGA ordered to expunge sex harassment finding from ex-Journalism Dean

IL
> FILED
· Marengo Rescue Squad sued by (1) fired fem paramedic for gender discrim; and (2) guy paramedic who sez he was demoted in retaliation for helping the fem; but wait ? third suit for sex discrim by another fem paramedic is in the works

IN
> FILED
· [5-13] Sex Discrim: EEOC sues Crown Packaging International for women denied promotions; see EEOC PR here

IA
> FILED
· [5-7] Ottumwa water works sued by fem ex-ee for sex harass; alleges that male Director said: Let?s take the afternoon off and have a roll in the hay; more here
> NEWS
· Nicholls St U hearing canceled on whether fem prof was victim of sex discrim

LA
> DECIDED
· St Sup Ct affirms trial court?s dismissal of fem court clerk?s ender/pregnancy discharge claim
> NEWS
· [5-13] Gender: LA House Comm ok?s bill to create Equal Pay for Women Act

MD
> FILED
· Anne Arundel County Executive named in MHRD complaint for sex harass; calls for investigation to find leaker; another complaint expected
> NEWS
· Recent Successes Of Maryland Employment Law Cases

MA
> FILED
· [5-4] Gov will appeal decision allowing Black and Hispanic challenge to MA police/firefighter promotion exam; and here
> NEWS
· Sex Harass: Tisbury leaders miffed by fem cop?s MCAD charge of discrim

MI
> FILED
· [5-8] Age Discrim: St. John Hospital and Medical Center sued over elimination of program that paid staff for unused sick days when they retired or resigned

MO
> DECIDED
· Plaintiffs lose bid to return suit to state court; fed court will hear age/gender discrim suit by 3 fem senior on-air-personalities vs KMBC-TV
> FILED
· Ex-65yo Mid-Missouri Bank Exec sues for age/discharge discrim; sez bank has de facto policy of favoring younger employees
> NEWS
· Fired U MO transgendered prof speaks out at rally

NE
> SETTLED
· Dawes County pays $50K to a 73yo ex-roads worker to settle EEOC?s age/forced retirement lawsuit

NJ
> DECIDED
· [5-8] Jury clears Paramus in ex-Detective?s age/promotion discrim claim
> NEWS
· Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue sez that NACCP race/failure-to-hire suit requires it to take one fire engine out of service
· Study Shows Female Lawyers Willing to Leave Firms to Get a Life

NM
> NEWS
· Gallup wrapping up pay-outs in USDOJ Consent Decree resolving failure-to-hire Native American discrimination

NY
> DECIDED
· [4-6] Forsythe v. New York City: Private Security Firm and City Are Joint Employers Under Title VII; noted here
· [5-7] Jury gives $5M to fem ex-Baldwin SD middle school Student Dean on her sex harass claims; more here
> FILED
· [5-11] Class of Black firefighters certified in USDOJ suit claiming NYC Fire Dept discriminates against Black and Hispanic applicants through its written examinations
· [5-11] Gender: Four fem Ulster Cnty Jail CO?s sue for sexual harass + discrim; say they were the targets of lewd comments and were passed over for promotions that were given to less experience, male coworkers
> NEWS
· [5-14] Mayor gives deposition in EEOC pregnancy discrim suit vs His Honor?s finance and media corp.
> SETTLED
· JC Penny pays $50K to settle EEOC race/discharge lawsuit obo Black ex-ee

NC
> NEWS
· Greensboro balancing privacy concerns with USDOJ demand for docs in cop race discrim investigation; more on the investigation here
· Lawsuit and EEOC charge allege race (B) discrim/HWE/retaliation on board Blackwater (nka XE) anti-piracy ship

OH
> DECIDED
· [5-7] Sleeping on-the-job costs Cleveland University Hospital security guard his disability discrimination case; decision here
> NEWS
· Napoleon Area Board of Ed settles teacher?s handicap parking discrim issues
· Ohio Employers Must Provide Leave for Pregnant Employees, Regardless of Internal Policy

OK
> FILED
· [4-30] Ex-fem dispatcher sues Fairview PD for sex harassment/discrimination
> NEWS
· Hilti North America denies gender/failure-to-hire lawsuit allegations

PA
> DECIDED
· PennDOT ordered to pay $75K + atty fees to Nigerian-born ex-ee for HWE etc
> FILED
· Fem teach + fem principal file PAHRC complaint of discrim vs Wyoming Valley West School District
· Disability: Keystone Blind Association sued by ex-vocational spec for failure to accommodate neck and back injuries
> NEWS
· East Stroudsburg Univ accused of sweeping discrimination and harassment complaints under the rug
> SETTLED
· LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh pays $100K to settle EEOC?s disability (cancer)/failure-to-accommodate and discharge suit obo fem ex-business manager; more here
· [5-13] Age Discrim: Meenan Oil pays $80K to settle EEOC suit for 71yo fired sales rep

TN
> FILED
· Black Clarksville cop files second lawsuit for race discrim/retal growing out of his first suit which netted a $150K JV; Police Chief responds here
> SETTLED
· [5-4] Race: Smith & Nephew Inc will pay Blacks $3.5M plus legal costs to settle claims of discrim in hiring/pay/promotions

TX
> FILED
· Davita Dialysis Clinic in Houston target of ex-male ee?s charge; sez he was sex-harassed by fem nurse
· EEOC sues Cover Girls strip club; sez 56yo waitress fired cuz of age discrim; noted here, here
· Retaliation: Lubbock City Secy files EEOC charge related to evaluation
> NEWS
· [5-7] Webb Cnty Commissioners mulling sex harassment issues
· Texas class actions are an endangered species
· Lying about sex harass complaints sends Fed Dist Ct Judge Kent to 33 months in the House of Numbers; more here

UT
> DECIDED
· [5-7] Judge awards $360K+ in atty fees to fem on her retaliation/discharge claims vs Primary Residential Mortgage

WA
> NEWS
· SDOT Trans Mgr out after investigation finds disrespect and discrimination; more here; becomes a political issue here; 8,000 p invest report requested here
· Yakima Police Chief cleared of a claim of sexual harassment; more here plus:
> Independent Investigator Nancy Graber's Findings
> Chief Granato's Response to Investigator's report
> City Manager Dick Zais' Response to Granato and Conclusion
> SETTLED
· Providence Medical Center Settles EEOC age/failure-to-hire suit

WI
> NEWS
· Race: Of 600 Milwaukee Cnty suburb firefighters, 1 is Black· Suspended Darien Police Chief gets hearing; evidence includes e-mails/documents showing racist, sexist and otherwise offensive jokes

Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on May 16, 2009 (boomark / email).