Attitudes about sexual harassment are changing across the U.S. From Wisconsin polling places to the boardroom of one of America's biggest corporations, it's clear that tolerance of sexual harassment in the workplace is lower than ever.Last week, Green Bay Rep. Staush...
UAW leader accused of sexual harassment resigns
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has for decades represented workers in labor negotiations in the auto industry, but the union also represents workers in agriculture, aerospace and publishing, among other industries. Here in Milwaukee, a UAW local represents brewery...
Forbes: as economy slows, age discrimination accelerates
In a recent column for Forbes, Wecruitr CEO Jack Kelly points out that in the ongoing pandemic-fueled recession, some employers are engaging in age discrimination by firing experienced employees to replace them with younger, cheaper workers.Kelly notes that even...
After 30 years, the ADA is still protecting disabled workers’ rights
Few pieces of legislation are remembered decades after enactment. Along with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Clean Air Act of 1970 and 1965's Voting Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is remembered for changing the course of history.Signed on July...
Explainer: Emotional distress damages in employment discrimination cases
Both federal and Wisconsin law prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, disabilities, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation and national origin. A recent Forbes column by employment law attorney Eric Bachman stated that in these cases, "the most...
Former head of diversity accuses WeWork of racial discrimination
A few years ago, WeWork was one of the hottest names in commercial real estate, leasing co-working office space in dozens of major U.S. cities to start-ups, tech companies and others. Its bright arc of ascension came to a sudden stop about a year ago, however, when...
Facebook accused of racial discrimination
With more than 2.6 billion active users, Facebook is easily the world's largest social media platform. The tech giant has had more than its share of controversies, however. The latest erupted a few days ago when a black Facebook employee filed a racial discrimination...
Survey: LGBT workplace discrimination still common in Wisconsin
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that the federal sex discrimination protections in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act extend to gay and transgender employees. The court was clear that businesses cannot discriminate against those workers in...
Study: Milwaukee’s gender pay gap persists
Though Milwaukee's gender pay gap is narrowing, men continue to outearn women here, just as they do across the nation.That's according to a recent report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum, commissioned by the Women's Leadership Collaborative.The study states that in...
SCOTUS: gay and transgender employees are protected by Title VII
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a watershed ruling that federal law prohibits workplace discrimination against gay and transgender employees.The 6-3 decision means that gay and transgender workers are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...