Trucking Company to Pay $3.1 Million for Not Hiring Qualified Women
Waste Industries U.S.A. and several subsidiaries will pay $3.1 million and provide extensive injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit [...]
About Ann Kiernan
Ann Kiernan has litigated claims of wrongful discharge and discrimination before state and federal courts and administrative matters before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, representing both employers and employees. Ms. Kiernan co-hosted The Employee Rights Forum, a weekly radio call-in show reaching up to a half-million listeners in the New York metropolitan area, and her articles on employment law have been published in many books and magazines. Both as a firm partner and as a director, Ms. Kiernan gained solid experience in management and human resources compliance. She has worked with Fair Measures since 1997.Bullying Boss Can Be Personally Liable
Shana Scantlin worked in a city’s public works department, supervised by Jeffrey Brenaman. She quit after about 18 months, and sued the [...]
Staffing Co. Pays $1.25 Million for Shunning Blind Workers
National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., a Massachusetts-based staffing support firm, agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. [...]
State Attorneys General Say DEI Is Alive and Well
In February, 2025, a coalition of 16 state Attorneys General issued a Multi-State Guidance Concerning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Employment [...]
Retaliation Suit Costs Microsoft $14.4 Million
Microsoft will pay $14.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the State of California, claiming that Microsoft employees working there [...]
Running Through the Intersectionality
On January 1, 2025, California became the first state to ban intersectional discrimination. What’s that? State and federal cases and the [...]
$4.3 Million Reverse Discrimination Verdict Upheld
Earlier this month, we told you that the U.S. Supreme Court has accepted a case that will require the Court to [...]
Supreme Court to Decide Burden of Proof for “Reverse Discrimination” Claimants
Marlean Ames is a heterosexual woman. During her first 10 years on the job, she received various promotions, moving from executive [...]
U.S. Marshals Settle 30-Year-Old Racial Discrimination Case
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gave final approval to a $15 million settlement resolving claims that the U.S. Marshals Service [...]
One Racial Slur By Co-Worker Can Create Hostile Environment
One day, while at work at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, Saras Larkin told her Black co-worker, Twanda Bailey, that [...]