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Accused of firing black employees in favor of staffing the store with blonde haired, blue eyed workers, Wet Seal will pay $7.5 million for discrimination. According to the class action lawsuit that was filed against the retailer for employment discrimination, former top executives at Wet Seal refused to grant promotions and equal pay to African-American store managers. In some cases,…
Any Missouri resident who has dealt with a difficult pregnancy understands that having a baby can be stressful. Now imagine if that stress is compounded by the unreasonable demands of an employer. That’s what allegedly happened to one woman who claims she was the victim of unlawful workplace discrimination. The woman, a four-year employee of a T-Mobile call center, experienced…
When an employee is treated unfairly by an employer, it is not only the employee who suffers. The employee’s spouse and family also may be harmed by the workplace discrimination. But do family members have the ability to pursue a claim against the employer for the harm they suffered as a result of the unlawful discrimination? Some Missouri residents may…
A former waitress for the Hooters restaurant chain claims she was discriminated against on the basis of disability following brain surgery in 2012. The woman has filed a lawsuit in Missouri court seeking $25,000 for emotional and mental distress she says she suffered as a result of the alleged employment discrimination. She also seeks punitive damages and attorney fees against…
If someone over the age of 40 is looking for work in Missouri, they may be being passed up for a less qualified but younger applicant. While there are numerous protections for people who face workplace discrimination related to gender, ethnicity and religion, the laws related to age discrimination are relatively weak. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA,…
Transgendered residents of Missouri may be interested to know that an Arizona bill would prevent transgendered people from using the public restrooms that matched their new sexes and that the bill met with resistance as dissenters showed up to challenge it on March 20. The bill would make people who use public bathrooms in the state use the facility that…
The Missouri House recently passed a bill that may change the way that workplace lawsuits are handled. If the legislation is approved by the state’s senate and governor, individuals who file workplace discrimination lawsuits will have to prove that discrimination was a “motivating” rather than a “contributing” factor. This is not the first time that this type of legislation has…
Rehabilitation; it’s a word that is used in relation to people who have been charged with a crime. We talk a lot about second chances and giving those who need it a helping hand. Although this is the social discussion, when it comes to a career, it is nearly impossible to find employment. Why, because there is a little box…
Many employees in Kansas and Missouri have or are currently enduring a form of employee discrimination. Since employment discrimination can occur in a multitude of scenarios and is covered by several categories of discrimination, many employees are not familiar with their employment rights. A common avenue for employees to challenge a potential employment decimation scenario is through the Equal Employment…
Typically when employee discrimination claims are filed by an employee in Kansas, the company is named as the defendant. The company is typically named as the defendant because the company is generally liable for the actions of all of their employees, including supervisors and managers. Since a company can be liable for the actions of all of its employees, it…