Friday, July 24, 2015

EEOC: In its first decision to so hold, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held that “sexual orientation is inherently a ‘sex-based consideration,’ and an allegation of discrimination based on sexual orientation is necessarily an allegation of sex discrimination under Title VII. A complainant alleging that an agency took his or her sexual orientation into account in an employment action necessarily alleges that the agency took his or her sex into account.”
Press Herald: Jury in Paul Kendrick defamation case awards $14.5 million to orphanage founder, charity
US DOJ: $156, 674 Consent Decree posted in case alleging employer violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide individual with a back injury reassignment as a reasonable accommodation where employer’s policy was that employees with disabilities had to be best qualified for a vacant position when reassignment was a necessary accommodation
US DOJ: $350,000 settlement agreement posted in case alleging cruise ships violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Maine Supreme Judicial Court: Proposed revised fee schedule includes $100 fee for optional attorney identification cards

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