Supreme Court Rules Against Abercrombie in Discrimination Case
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 today in favor of a young woman who was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch because she was wearing a headscarf.
Nonprofit With 'No Pregnancy in the Workplace' Policy Loses Lawsuit
Resource technician Shamira Johnson filed a lawsuit against her Houston-based employer United Bible Fellowship Ministries, Inc., a care facility for disabled people, after they fired her for becoming pregnant. According to the EEOC complaint, the nonprofit maintained a “no pregnancy in the workplace” policy that meant…
Ellen Pao Loses Gender Discrimination Suit Against Kleiner Perkins
Yesterday Ellen Pao lost her sexual discrimination suit against her former employer, technology venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. In the $16 million suit, Pao alleged that Kleiner Perkins had passed her over for promotion and excluded her from meetings after she accused a senior partner of sexual harassment.
Male Employees File Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Ruby Tuesday
Late last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit in Eugene, Oregon against restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday. The lawsuit accuses the Tennessee-based company of discriminating against its male employees by hiring only women for summer bartender positions at its Park City, Utah outpost.
A Former Exec Is Suing the Oprah Winfrey Network for Sex Discrimination
The ratings trouble plaguing Oprah's teetering television dominion, OWN, has been well-documented, but now the network is facing a good old-fashioned sex discrimination suit. Actually, not so good, at least not if the lawsuit filed Friday by Carolyn Hommel, the former senior director of scheduling and acquisitions at…
Wall Street's Pathetic Number Of Female Executives
You've seen the lawsuits and heard the horror stories. Now, the dazzling numbers on women in investment banking. Spoiler: They suck.
Memo To Women In Law: Shut Up About Your Workplace Harassment
Much as racism evaporated on Election Day 2008, Elena Kagan's confirmation means that women in law need to shut up and stop complaining about discrimination and hostile work environments. That's the actual, no-reduction-necessary argument being made right now.
Too-Sexy Fired Banker Wanted To Be "Tits On A Stick"
Does it matter that Debrahlee Lorenzana, the woman allegedly fired for being too beautiful, once got plastic surgery so she could look more like "tits on a stick?"
Fired Banker Shows You Her "Too-Sexy" Work Attire
In a CBS News interview, fired Citibank employee Debrahlee Lorenzana, shows the outfits her bosses considered "inappropriate," including a pencil skirts, a fitted blazer, and a long-sleeved sweater — stuff that clearly necessitates a cold shower. Click to watch.
Banker Deemed Too Sexy For Her Job
Debrahlee Lorenzana says she was fired from Citibank because her beauty was "too distracting" for her male colleagues. Her story is a disturbing example of discrimination in a male-dominated workplace — but also of girl-on-girl crime.
