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A Georgia bank dodged a former compliance officer's suit claiming she was fired after more than three decades with the company because of her sex and age, with a federal judge finding that she failed to show she was treated differently from comparable male employees.
A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed a former human resources worker's claims that she was sexually harassed while working for a metaverse real estate company, but said he needs more information before deciding whether her pay discrimination and other claims belong in court.
An Illinois federal judge gave class status to a group of about 13,500 Black workers who say they were turned away from temporary jobs at a beauty product manufacturer by three staffing agencies because of their race, noting that testimony suggests the manufacturer had a common employment policy.
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday handed a partial win to Saint Peter's Healthcare System in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit accusing it of underfunding its retirement plan and wrongly claiming a "church plan" exemption, finding Saint Peter's meets the standard for the exception.
A Ninth Circuit panel grappled Thursday with whether rap music played at an apparel manufacturer's Nevada warehouse created an illegally hostile work environment for both men and women, hinting the case may have been prematurely tossed.