Workplace Discrimination

Maryland residents may dismayed to learn that job applicants are less likely to receive a callback from potential employers if they disclose that they are cancer survivors, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and Penn State University. The...

In September, CNN parent company Time Warner Inc. settled a suit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a charge its parental leave policy allowed more paid time off for birth mothers than biological fathers. The case serves as a reminder that all...

Employees in Maryland who have been placed on paid suspension usually cannot claim that the move was an adverse employment action. Several court decisions, including one recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, have ruled that paid...

African Americans in Maryland may be discriminated against when they try to access public services, according to a new study. Economists from the University of Southampton and the Institute for the Study of Labot conducted a study on racism by comparing how public...

Maryland residents may be surprised to discover that discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation has generally been considered permissible by the courts. While Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination based on gender,...

Many people in Maryland don't know that there are few laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination in housing, work, education and other areas. Currently, 21 states prohibit discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation, and 18 of those states also prohibit...

Maryland residents may be interested to learn that the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission has changed the portions of its Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues that deal with light duty and disparate treatment in response to the U.S....

Transgender workers in Maryland may be protected from discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although Title VII does not expressly protect LGBT workers from discrimination, the statute protects all workers from discrimination based on gender....

Maryland residents might be interested to learn about a workplace discrimination case involving the Japanese toy manufacturer Bandai. A former Bandai employee has filed a lawsuit against Bandai America Inc., Bandai Namco Holdings USA Inc. and some of his supervisors...