A service station technician claims his former employer’s grooming policy, which prohibited facial hair, discriminated against him due to his religion.
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Tags: accommodation, discrimination, facial hair, grooming, religion
A supervisor who repeatedly called an employee “Rain Man” can’t be held liable for disability discrimination or harassment according to a state appeals court.
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Tags: autism, disability, discrimination
Unfortunately, it’s not unusual to find people in their 60s suing a former employer for age discrimination. What’s unusual about this case is the defendant.
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Tags: AARP, age, discrimination
To her manager, Jolyn McDonald was known as Grandma: Was it just a nickname or age discrimination?
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Tags: age, discrimination, Grandma
Darren Mirren failed to show up for his job interview. Then he sued the prospective employer when he couldn’t find his way to the office.
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Tags: claim, discrimination, interview
Does your workplace dress code address personal features such as facial hair, makeup, tattoos and piercings? Whether such policies are discriminatory continues to be an issue, as the city of Houston is finding out.
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Tags: appearance, beards, discrimination, dress code, lawsuit
What happens when one employee assaults another – verbally? It’s tricky for employees to win cases alleging hostile workplace environments when no form of discrimination is involved. But that might be changing.
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Tags: discrimination, lawsuit, workplace bullying
