You Can’t Reject a Candidate Simply Because She’s Pregnant
Ford Motor Company has agreed to pay $115,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity [...]
About Laura Garofalo
Laura Garofalo has been an employment lawyer in Chicago since 2005. She has worked both as an outside attorney for one of the country’s largest law firms, where she represented management in all facets of employment litigation and counseled management on a wide range of employment law issues, and as an in-house employment attorney for a Fortune 500 company. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Laura gained her initial experience in workplace compliance and harmony working as a Human Resources professional. Laura joined Fair Measures in 2018.Don’t Refuse to Hire Her Because You Assume She Can’t Lift Heavy Weight
A Safelite AutoGlass shop in Texas is in hot water after refusing to hire a qualified female candidate for an auto [...]
Collecting COVID Test Results of Employees’ Family Members? Beware!
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), Tampa-based Brandon Dermatology violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”) by asking [...]
Employee Awarded $450,000 After Employer Throws Birthday Celebration Against His Wishes
Gravity Diagnostics in Covington, Kentucky celebrated its employees’ birthdays by throwing them parties. Kevin Berling had worked for the company for [...]
No More Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment or Sexual Assault Claims
Effective March 3, 2022, employers can no longer require employees to arbitrate claims of sexual harassment or sexual assault. On March [...]
Subordinate’s Gender Bias Creates Liability
Can an employer be liable for discrimination if an employee’s subordinate harbors the discriminatory bias? When an employee brings a [...]
Racial Harassment Remains Prevalent in Workplaces
Even in 2021, racial harassment still persists in the workplace. In fiscal year 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [...]
COVID-Related Discrimination Results in Disability Lawsuits
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed two lawsuits in Texas against two companies the EEOC says discriminated [...]
Failure to Accommodate, Disability Discrimination = Liability, Part 2
Last month we told you about Mary Richter, a middle school science teacher who sustained injuries at work after requesting, [...]