New York Judicial Committee Issues Report and Recommendations on Gender Equity in State Court
Posted December 11th, 2020 by Carolin Guentert and Lucy Zhou in Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
In November 2020, the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts released its 2020 Gender Survey, detailing the treatment of women attorneys, litigants, and court employees in the state court system. While the study found that the treatment of women has improved markedly in the last few decades, it also found that […]
The Impact of the New Title IX Regulations on K-12 Schools
Posted November 25th, 2020 by Christine Dunn in Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
On August 14, 2020, the Department of Education’s final regulations regarding sexual harassment under Title IX went into effect. This marks the final step in a controversial process that began in November 2018, when President Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos submitted a proposal to drastically overhaul many aspects of the Title IX guidelines instituted […]
“Take care of your kid situation”—Employers are Failing Working Moms During this Pandemic
Posted August 12th, 2020 by Kate Mueting in Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
As many schools go fully virtual this fall, working parents are faced with many questions about caring for and educating children while working. Working moms also face an additional question: will my boss perceive me as less committed to my work because I am a woman with children? Unfortunately, too often the answer is “yes.” […]
What Impact is COVID-19 Having on Women in the Work Force?
Posted June 10th, 2020 by Carolin Guentert in Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
According to a policy brief by the UN Secretary-General published on April 9, 2020, “across every sphere, from health to the economy, security to social protection, the impacts of COVID-19 are exacerbated for women and girls simply by virtue of their sex.” The policy brief concludes that of the nearly 2.7 billion workers impacted by […]
The Equal Pay Act: Equal Total Compensation Is No Defense If Rate of Pay Is Unequal
Posted May 6th, 2020 by Alok Nadig in Employment Discrimination, Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
Imagine this scenario: a corporation runs health spas, each of which is divided into a men’s division and a women’s division that operate on alternate days. Male managers run the men’s division, while female managers run the women’s division. Because there are far more female customers interested in spa services, the corporation decides to compensate […]
Statute of Limitations Under Title IX
Posted May 1st, 2020 by Nicole Wiitala in Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits colleges, universities, and schools that receive federal funding from engaging in sex discrimination. Like all legal claims, there are strict time limitations (the “statute of limitations”) within which a Title IX claim must be filed. Because Title IX does not explicitly set a statute of limitations, […]
Prior Pay Cannot Be Used To Justify Paying Women Less In Ninth Circuit
Posted April 28th, 2020 by Katie Mesner-Hage in Employment Discrimination, Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
“In 1963, Congress enacted the Equal Pay Act with a mandate as simple as it was profound: equal pay for equal work.” So begins the opinion in Rizo v. Yovino, a recent Ninth Circuit case holding that prior pay may not be used to justify a pay discrepancy between men and women—even if it is […]
What Antidiscrimination Laws Protect Volunteer Healthcare Providers in New York?
Posted April 1st, 2020 by Alok Nadig in Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
These are extraordinary times for the healthcare system in the United States. As of this writing, at least 206,233 Americans are known to have been infected with the coronavirus, and at least 4,576 of those individuals have died. Of the Americans who have tested positive for the virus, at least 83,887 are from New York, […]
Discrimination and Harassment in Graduate School: What Laws Protect You
Posted March 24th, 2020 by Alok Nadig in Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
Graduate school can be an exciting time in a person’s life. Especially if you start a graduate program immediately after completing college, you can expect to spend the remaining years of your 20s honing your areas of academic expertise, completing a dissertation, and building meaningful professional connections with prominent faculty and staff in your chosen […]
Working Women in the United States Face Gender Discrimination, According to World Bank Study
Posted February 13th, 2020 by Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP in Employment Discrimination, Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
Where in the world are working women equal to men? According to an international report released by the World Bank earlier this month, the nations that make this esteemed list are Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Canada. These nations had a perfect “100” score according to the World Bank’s Women, Business and […]