http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/ Published by Conforto Law Group en-us 2012-01-27T22:22:52-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2012/01/gender_discrimination_suits_co_1.html Betty Dukes worked for years at the Wal-Mart in Pittsburg, California, hoping for advancement. She found herself frustrated at the lack of promotion and poor treatment by managers. She believed their denial of opportunities to her was based on both... Gender/Sex Discrimination David Conforto 2012-01-27T22:22:52-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2012/01/race_discrimination_victim_pre_1.html In an unusual but welcome move, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Ash v. Tyson Foods has reversed its own decision in a race discrimination case. The court had overturned a jury verdict against Tyson Foods... Hostile Work Environment David Conforto 2012-01-27T12:10:38-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2012/01/disability_discrimination_case.html A lawsuit filed in federal court in Portland, Maine alleges that Kohl’s Department Stores unlawfully discriminated against an employee based on her disability. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against the Wisconsin-based national retail store chain on behalf... Handicap/Disability Discrimination David Conforto 2012-01-09T16:13:02-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2011/12/new_york_fish_market_settles_r_1.html The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently settled a discrimination suit against New York-based fish wholesaler M. Slavin & Sons, Inc. for $900,000. The EEOC filed suit in December 2009 based on complaints by more than thirty employees of physical... Race Discrimination David Conforto 2011-12-28T23:32:28-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2011/12/age_discrimination_presents_a.html Age discrimination in the workplace manifests itself not only in the form who gets fired, but also who gets hired. A study performed by AARP reviewing employment data for August 2011 found that job seekers age 55 or older spent... Age Discrimination David Conforto 2011-12-26T20:27:17-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2011/11/age_discrimination_criticism_a_1.html Age discrimination continues to be a hot button issue. Fox News commentator John Stossel stirred controversy in a report on age discrimination in the workplace in which he suggests that the law should not protect older workers from termination based... Age Discrimination David Conforto 2011-11-30T00:16:19-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2011/11/a_brief_history_of_sexual_hara_1.html Sexual harassment has been at the forefront of the news in recent weeks thanks to two major stories. One involves the allegations of sexual harassment against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. The other is the twentieth anniversary this year of... Sexual Harassment David Conforto 2011-11-27T22:11:33-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2011/11/sexual_harassment_disproportio.html The link between sexual harassment and the restaurant business has come into the national spotlight recently, in part due to allegations by several women against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and the discussions they have inspired. As we discussed in... Sexual Harassment David Conforto 2011-11-14T11:35:43-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2011/11/sexual_harassment_claims_again_1.html As sexual harassment allegations swirl, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has received much media scrutiny in recent days. Stories have appeared in the press about settlements with two women who accused him of sexual harassment when he headed the National... Sexual Harassment David Conforto 2011-11-03T13:53:46-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2011/10/americans_with_disabilities_ac.html Discrimination by employers because of an employee’s disability or health condition is a serious problem for American workers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal agency that investigates discrimination claims, has filed suit against a Nashua, New Hampshire company,... Handicap/Disability Discrimination David Conforto 2011-10-25T19:23:29-05:00