Workplace Equality and Economic Empowerment
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Determined whether money awarded for lost compensation constitute an element of compensatory, such that it is subject to the Civil Rights Act of 1991's statutory cap on such damages.
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Determined whether the State of Washington can terminate state-funded food assistance to lawfully present immigrants who are ineligible for federally-funded food assistance due to their immigrant status.
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Determined whether an employer who refuses to accept applications from women with pre-school age children violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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Defended the policy of prohibiting employers from using applicants’ prior pay to determine compensation, in hopes of reducing the wage gap.
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Concerned the sexual harassment and sex discrimination at work based on rumors of a female employee "sleeping with her male boss to obtain promotions."
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Determined the right to unemployment benefits when a woman is forced to quit job due to domestic violence.
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Determined whether Title VII's prohibition against workplace sexual harassment applies to same-sex sexual harassment.
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Determined the constitutionality of enforcing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to the states under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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The U.S. District Court erred in denying Plaintiffs’ class-action motion by failing to consider the anecdotal evidence submitted to prove companywide bias practices.
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Concerned punitive damages in a sexual harassment case.
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Regarding delays in the conciliation process for employment discrimination complaints, particularly as it harms women in non-traditional fields.
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Determined that the requirements for the timely filing of federal employment discrimination claims are regulated by the facts of the case, not a bright-line rule.