“Equal Opportunity” Harassment Can Create Liability
Clennon Melton was the only Black employee at a truck dealership in Florida. The owner and other managers regularly made derogatory [...]
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.After Losing $3.3 Million Jury Verdict, Employer Must Pay $4.9 Million To Employee’s Lawyers
Suffering from fibromyalgia, California Department of Consumer Affairs employee Diana Bronshteyn sued her employer for disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure [...]
Big Mastercard Charge: $26 Million to Settle Pay Case
Mastercard Inc. will pay $26 million and change its hiring practices to settle a class action alleging that, for years it [...]
Whistleblower Was Wrong, But Still Wins Case
Manuel Contreras was frustrated. He knew that several coworkers were doing the same job and getting paid more than he was, [...]
No-Poach Agreement Yields $34M Settlement
A Connecticut federal court has approved a $34 million settlement resolving a four-year class action claiming that RTX Corp.'s Pratt & [...]
Ignoring Harassment Costs More Than Just Money
In 2024, the investment firm Fuzzy Panda Research issued a report which described insurance fraud by a subsidiary of Globe Life, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]