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I first posted this a year ago.  But, this advice always applies at this time of year, when we all attend holiday parties.  Many times, bad conduct at office parties contributes to sex harassment lawsuits.  For example, telling a female subordinate that you admire her breasts can be good evidence of sex harassment.  See Dan…

 Its a crazy way to run a lawsuit.  Alma Rosa Guzman was fired by the Southside Independent School District in November, 2010.  She filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  In May, 2011, she was elected to the Board of Trustees for Southside ISD.  Now, she has received her right-to-sue letter and yes…

According to a recent article in Psychology Today, women do ask for raises and promotions in numbers equal to or greater than men.  It has become accepted among some social scientists that women ask less than men.  The thinking has been that women are still paid less than men in most jobs, because many women…

The Texas Bar Association was sued for discrimination.  Montgomery Miller, a 15 year employee for the bar, complained to his supervisor about problems with his foot.  He said he suffered from several maladies causing foot pain.  Two weeks later, he was fired.  See Texas Lawyer report.  The suit has now settled within just a…

 A fourth woman has accused Herman Cain of sexually inappropriate conduct in 1997.  See CBS news report.  The woman, Sharon Bialek, says the then head of the National Restaurant Association touched her inappropriately and suggested she cooperate if she wanted a job. 

She had contacted Mr. Cain after she was laid off from a…

A St. Phillip’s College professor was denied tenure.  Angela Wilson then filed charges of racism and retaliation against the president of St. Phillip’s College, Adena Loston.  See San Antonio Express News report.  Ms. Wilson, a professor of radiography, was also involved in a dispute with the Veterans Administration Hospital.  St. Phillip’s had an internship program…

 A former employee of the City of Kerrville, Texas has settled her lawsuit against the City for $12,500.  She had sued the City of Kerrville for sex discrimination.  She had alleged she was fired for conduct that would have resulted in much less severe punishment for men.  See San Antonio Express News report. I…

The City of Austin, Texas settled a discrimination lawsuit against the Fire Department for $850,000.  See Austin American Statesman report.  The lawsuit had been filed by two white Fire Battalion chiefs who complained that two minority candidates who ranked lower were selected over them for promotion to Assistant Chief.  The lawsuit claimed the selections…

The Family Medical Leave Act provides that an employee can take time off from work to care for a family member.  But, "caring" for a family member means the employee must be in close and continuing proximity to the family member.  So, the Fifth Circuit denied an appeal by a father who argued that frequent…