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Gay Bias Is Still In The News
The Second Circuit has announced that it is scheduling en banc review and has asked the EEOC to weigh in on the controversial question of whether Title VII covers discrimination on sexual orientation. The court has…
Should a Statement Made at Mediation Ever be Used in Court?
We have been watching with some concern recent developments in a much-publicized gender discrimination action filed in DC federal court by a female partner and practice group head in the Washington, D.C. office of…
The “Knife’s Edge”: Second Circuit Dulls the Standard of Proof Needed for a Hostile Work Environment
The Second Circuit recently reversed a district court’s dismissal of a hostile work environment claim brought by a Muslim plaintiff. See Ahmed v. Astoria Bank, et al., 16-1389 (2d Cir. May 9, 2017). In-house counsel…
Seventh Circuit Rules Title VII Bars Sexual Orientation
On April 4, 2017, the Seventh Circuit became the first federal appellate court in the country to extend the protections afford by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The…
Third Circuit Holds that Medical Resident May Bring a Title IX Claim Against a Private Hospital
Earlier this month, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s dismissal of a medical resident’s Title IX suit against Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Philadelphia, which alleged that the plaintiff…