Regular readers of our Milwaukee employment law blog will recall a recent post about research on workplace discrimination lawsuits published in the American Journal of Sociology. Researchers analyzed the results of 171 race and gender discrimination lawsuits to...
Month: November 2019
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Part I: Do lawsuits improve workplace gender and race equality?
We know from personal experience that employment law litigation has forced Milwaukee employers to recognize employee rights and compensate workers who were discriminated against on the basis of gender or race. But do lawsuits have an impact that extends beyond the...
Walmart settles pregnancy discrimination lawsuit for $14 million
Walmart has stores in Milwaukee, the suburbs and across Wisconsin. The world’s largest employer has 99 stores in our state, providing thousands of jobs.The giant retailer recently agreed to a $14 million settlement of a class-action pregnancy discrimination...