An Iowa Department of Human Services caseworker was in court alleging that, over a period of several years, supervisors at the agency engaged in sexual harassment in the workplace. The employee claims that the harassment continued despite her repeated complaints. Fortunately, the employee documented incidents of the alleged sex discrimination – what was said and… [Read More]
Pervasive Workplace Sexual Harassment in Medicine
More than 1 in 10 female doctors and over 15 percent of all female residents have experienced sexual harassment within the last 3 years according to a Medscape Sexual Harassment of Physicians 2018 Report. Roughly half of the doctors reporting said that the person that harassed them was another physician. Unfortunately, sexual harassment against women… [Read More]
Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
In another potential landmark sexual orientation discrimination case, attorneys for a Georgia woman who claims she was fired because of her sexual orientation have filed suit with the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, lost on appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh District, which cited a binding… [Read More]
$20 Million Awarded in Workplace Discrimination Suit – A Message to Employers
Sometimes, employment discrimination involves a combination of discriminatory actions, such as age and sex-based discrimination together. Age discrimination occurs when a job applicant or employee is treated less favorably because or their age and sex-based discrimination occurs when an applicant or employee is unfavorably treated because of their sex. The law forbids age and sex… [Read More]
