Women's Rights in the Workplace
Burgbacher v. Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Colorado have filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a notice of claim against a Jefferson County public charter school that fired a teacher for asserting her right to pump breast milk while at work, in violation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws. A notice of claim is typically filed to signal intent to file a formal lawsuit.
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24 Women's Rights in the Workplace Cases
Maryland
Mar 2012
Women's Rights in the Workplace
Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals
Whether states can be sued under the "self-care" provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for failing to provide employees with twelve weeks unpaid leave to deal with their own medical needs.
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Maryland
Mar 2012
Women's Rights in the Workplace
Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals
Whether states can be sued under the "self-care" provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for failing to provide employees with twelve weeks unpaid leave to deal with their own medical needs.
North Carolina
Nov 2011
Women's Rights in the Workplace
Covarrubias v. Capt. Charlie's Seafood Inc.
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of North Carolina and the North Carolina Justice Center filed a class action lawsuit and charges of discrimination against Capt. Charlie's Seafood, Inc. on behalf of three temporary H-2B visa workers for unlawfully restricting them to certain work solely because they are women. The class action lawsuit charged that the company underpaid H-2B visa workers and failed to reimburse them for visa and travel costs.
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North Carolina
Nov 2011
Women's Rights in the Workplace
Covarrubias v. Capt. Charlie's Seafood Inc.
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of North Carolina and the North Carolina Justice Center filed a class action lawsuit and charges of discrimination against Capt. Charlie's Seafood, Inc. on behalf of three temporary H-2B visa workers for unlawfully restricting them to certain work solely because they are women. The class action lawsuit charged that the company underpaid H-2B visa workers and failed to reimburse them for visa and travel costs.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2011
Women's Rights in the Workplace
Wal-Mart v. Dukes
Whether this sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart should be allowed to proceed as a class action.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2011
Women's Rights in the Workplace
Wal-Mart v. Dukes
Whether this sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart should be allowed to proceed as a class action.
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2010
Women's Rights in the Workplace
Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP
Whether the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII protect an employee who alleges that he was dismissed because his fiancée filed a sex discrimination claim against the employer with the EEOC.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2010
Women's Rights in the Workplace
Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP
Whether the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII protect an employee who alleges that he was dismissed because his fiancée filed a sex discrimination claim against the employer with the EEOC.