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Slavery was brought to North America in the 1600s, where it took hold in colonies established by white Europeans who relied for money on the sale of tobacco and cotton. White plantation owners prospered on the backs of slave laborers. England's effort to assert control over the colonies by...
President Donald Trump's recent termination of FBI Director James Comey belongs in a textbook on employment discrimination. It shows the way employers can get into legal trouble when firing an employee. It is such a textbook example of a "bad termination," in fact, that an employer seeking to...
We cannot forget that ageism is the most socially condoned form of discrimination in the United States. This clip from SNL reminds us of some common ageist stereotypes. Carvey's character is called "Grumpy Old Man." Grumpiness would be the first ageist stereotype. The "resistant to change"...
One of the many reasons I strongly support Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is because of his political courage and willingness to do what is right. I take the liberty of re-posting Mayor Peduto's full Statement in Response to President Trump's Executive Orders Regarding Immigration: "The resident...
Charles A. Lamberton has been elected President of the Western Pennsylvania Employment Lawyers Association ("WPELA"). WPELA advances employee rights and serves lawyers in Western Pennsylvania who advocate for equality and justice in the workplace. WPELA is dedicated to promoting the interests of...
The Hon. Cathy Bissoon, District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, has just held: "There is no more obvious form of sex stereotyping than making a determination that a person should conform to heterosexuality. As the EEOC states...
The EEOC recently posted some tips for employers looking to develop an anti-discrimination policy. The EEOC advises employers to: State that discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability, age...
We have seen a significant increase in sexual harassment cases involving senior corporate executives. For those unfamiliar with the legal rules that apply in sexual harassment cases, employers are liable for sexual harassment by co-workers only if the employer was negligent in discovering or...
If you are pregnant, have been pregnant, or may become pregnant, and if your employer has 15 or more employees, you are protected against pregnancy-based discrimination and harassment at work under federal law. You may also have a legal right to work adjustments that will allow you to do your job...
A good analysis from the Second Circuit post-Young on a common defense argument - "The defendants perplexingly suggest that these figures show that pregnant employees were not significantly burdened because "only one of 176 COs were affected by this policy." But under Young, the focus is on how...
The Labor Department, after years of battling Wall Street and the insurance industry, will require financial advisers and brokers to act in the best interests of their clients.
A compelling piece from Andrew Das of the New York Times. U.S. Soccer, the governing body for the sport in America, pays the members of the men's and women's national team who represent the United States in international competitions. The men's team has historically been mediocre...
Thousands of Pittsburghers showed their love for Senator Bernie Sanders earlier today.
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Charles Lamberton will be co-presenting a session at national NELA's Spring Convention this April in Boston. Charles's session will address how various types of emerging technology, including social media in all of its forms, have become integral to the way that many of our clients, their...