A recent federal court ruling has serious implications for businesses that hire temporary workers via staffing agencies. The court’s ruling in Faush v. Tuesday Morning establishes the right for temporary employees to pursue an employment discrimination claim against the employer that contracted with their staffing agency. The Third Circuit based its decision on a business’ control over the manner and means in which work is performed for the company by the temporary employee. Philadelphia...
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) ruled in favor of our plaintiff, a transgender individual suing her former employer under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA.) Philadelphia gender identity lawyers at Sidney L. Gold & Associates represent the plaintiff in this case. On Monday, the DOJ ruled that transgender people should be able to pursue an ADA claim due to a surge in scientific evidence that concludes that being transgender may initiate...
A local chef has filed a lawsuit against his employer, Huntingdon Valley Country Club, for discriminatory employment practices. Philadelphia employment discrimination lawyer, Sidney L. Gold, of Sidney L. Gold & Associates is representing the plaintiff in this case. The suit alleges that the executive chef was terminated because of age discrimination. Follow this link to read the full story.
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A federal judge has denied a request by Coatesville Area School District officials to keep racist text messages from being admitted into evidence in a former teacher’s discrimination suit. Philadelphia employment lawyer, Sidney Gold, of Sidney L. Gold & Associates represents the plaintiff in this case. The details of this case are also highlighted in one of our previous news releases. Attorney Gold states that the judge’s recent ruling is significant: “What was important is...
Last week, a federal judge’s decision rejected the argument of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that the Court should not rule on whether the ADA exclusion of gender identity disorder is unconstitutional. Philadelphia employment law firm of Sidney L. Gold & Associates represents the plaintiff in this case. The plaintiff, a Pottsville trans woman, is challenging the exclusion of gender identity disorder (GID) in her lawsuit against Cabela’s Inc., her former employer. The lawsuit...
Philadelphia employment lawyer, Sidney L. Gold, of Sidney L. Gold & Associates is representing an employee who alleges he was a victim of workplace retaliation. The suit asserts that the employer retaliated against the worker after he complained that the employer’s hiring practices were discriminatory. The lawsuit claims that the worker’s employment was terminated in retaliation for voicing his concerns about racial discrimination within the company. To read the entire story, click here. Philadelphia employment...