Civil Rights Blog
Transgender Employee Fired Based on Gender Identity, Lawsuit Alleges
In a wrongful termination case filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a transgender nursing assistant alleges that she was fired from her job at Genesis HealthCare due to her gender identity. The plaintiff alleges harassment beginning in February 2020 [...]
Lawsuit Against Connecticut Diocese and Late Priest Alleges Sexual Assault
In another sexual abuse lawsuit brought against a Catholic diocese in Connecticut, the plaintiff alleges he was raped by a former priest at his sister’s wedding in 1992 when he was nine years old. The lawsuit claims the church knew [...]
Google Resolves Discrimination Claims with $2.6 Million Settlement
A $2.6 million settlement was reached on behalf of 5,500 employees and former job applicants at Google resolving job pay discrimination claims. Plaintiffs alleged that from 2014 and 2017, the search engine giant discriminated against female employees and employees of [...]