Plaintiff-Petitioner Jenifer Arbaugh (“Arbaugh”) was employed by Defendant-Respondent Y & H Corporation (“Y & H”) as a bartender in Louisiana from May 2000 until February 2001. Arbaugh sued Y & H in November 2001 in...
Title VII
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Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964 (“Title VII”) prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e–2(a). When enacted, however, Title VII did not expressly prohibit discrimination on the basis of pregnancy. See...
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On June 23, 1997, Burlington Northern hired Sheila White to work in its Maintenance of Way department at the Tennessee Yard. White v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad Co.,364 F.3d 789, 792 (6th Cir. 2004). Marvin Brown, roadmaster of the...
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In 2002, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (“Metro”) opened an internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Dr. Gene Hughes (“Hughes”), the employee-relations director for the Metro School...
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In 2002, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (“Metro”) opened an internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Dr. Gene Hughes (“Hughes”), the employee-relations director for the Metro School District....
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On December 1, 2005, Monika Starke filed a discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) against her former employer CRST Van Expedited, Inc. (“CRST”), a transit and logistics company. See EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited,...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. (“Abercrombie”) is an American clothing company with stores across the United States that operates under several names, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie Kids, and Hollister Co. See Equal Employment...
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Lois Davis (“Davis”), an information technology supervisor employed by Fort Bend County (“Fort Bend”), reported to the human resources office that the information technology director (“director”) sexually harassed her. Davis v. Fort Bend County, Texas...
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In early 2008, Marvin Green, an African American United States Postal Service (“Postal Service”) worker, applied for a postmaster position. Green v. Donahoe, 760 F.3d 1135, 1137 (10th Cir. 2014). However, a Hispanic candidate received the position. See...
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Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is illegal to discriminate against someone with respect to their “compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment” because of their religion. Groff v. DeJoy at 168. An employer must...