Employment Law Blog

Allegations of Sexual Harassment in the Pennsylvania Senate

December 3, 2018

Recently, sexual harassment allegations were brought up against the Pennsylvania Senate security force by two former female employees who provided security as part of a team of 16 employees. The two women alleged that they were subjected to inappropriate sexual behavior and lewd comments and text messages by other male...

Female CEOs Face More Obstacles Than Male CEOs

November 30, 2018

Even women who have cracked the glass ceiling and become corporate CEOs still face unequal treatment, according to new research conducted at Florida State University (FSU). Female CEOs are paid less money than their male counterparts, just as they are at every other level in many companies. Statistically, they do...

Moonves Faces New Allegations That May Jeopardize Severance

November 29, 2018

New allegations against former CBS chief, Les Moonves, may jeopardize his severance. After Moonves was ousted from CBS in September for alleged sexual misconduct, CBS placed $120 million in a “grantor trust” for him. During further investigation into the previous sexual misconduct allegations, the two law firms representing the board...

Weight Discrimination

November 28, 2018

Unfortunately, in certain workplaces, workers have been treated unfairly due to their weight, meaning they were not hired, denied a rightful promotion, were terminated for no apparent reason, or were assigned to tasks that were less appealing than what other workers were doing. This kind of discrimination runs very deep...

Philadelphia City Workers Claim System-Wide Harassment

November 26, 2018

The Philadelphia chapter of the Guardian Civic League has made allegations that there is a systemic problem with sexual harassment and assault against city workers. The organization, which represents African American and Latino police officers, claims that more than a dozen women have been assaulted or harassed on the job....

Sex Discrimination Re-Surfaces on Facebook

November 23, 2018

In 1967, the National Organization for Women protested The New York Times, among other newspapers, for their gender-specific classified ads. With the enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, race and sex discrimination in employment were simply prohibited and sex-segregated classified ads seemed to become passé....