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16 Mar 2016, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. [read post]
15 Feb 2016, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Last April, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Peggy Young, a UPS driver who claimed she was the victim of unlawful pregnancy discrimination when she was denied a routine workplace accommodation that was made available to many other workers with similar limitations. [read post]
1 Feb 2016, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
This is more or less the message of a recent case, Gottlieb v. [read post]
18 Jan 2016, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Media reports abound about a lawsuit filed by a woman in California against a man in Georgia who hired her to carry children for him as a surrogate. [read post]
Recently, two stories involving the naked human body found their way into the news. [read post]
21 Dec 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
The relationship between sex discrimination and sexual orientation discrimination has always been somewhat of a contested issue. [read post]
30 Nov 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
It seems like the kind of case Sherri Shepherd and her co-hosts on The View might have discussed on the air, alternating inflammatory and judgmental tones. [read post]
23 Nov 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Before there was marriage for same-sex couples, there was the civil union. [read post]
9 Nov 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
At the end of October, New York’s Governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed into law the Women’s Equality Act (WEA), a broad-based bill he proposed more than two years ago. [read post]
12 Oct 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Yvonne Craig, who played Batgirl in the 1960s television show, recently passed away. [read post]
28 Sep 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
This was more or less the message from a New Jersey appellate court, which rejected most of the discrimination claims brought by a group of female casino waitresses who were suspended, fired, or otherwise subjected to a policy restricting weight gain. [read post]
14 Sep 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
There is no question that the Supreme Court’s June 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. [read post]
1 Sep 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
She promised not to give their baby up for adoption as long as he promised not to file a formal paternity action. [read post]
26 Aug 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
A battle over whether topless women with body paint who call themselves “desnudas” can solicit tips in Times Square—and whether they might be soliciting them too aggressively—might raise real legal questions; it certainly raises political hackles. [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Devorah went to court to prove she was married to Steven—so she could divorce him. [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
In a recent ruling, the EEOC concluded that alleged discrimination against a gay man—because he was gay—constitutes a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law banning employment discrimination on the basis of certain protected characteristics. [read post]