Gender

Nike Must Face Gender Bias Class Action; Shareholders Sue Again

Nike Must Face Gender Bias Class Action; Shareholders Sue AgainIn August last year, female former Nike employees filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging sex discrimination, violations of equal pay laws, and fostering a hostile work environment. But that might not be Nike’s only legal problem related to allegations of gender bias. #NikeTooThe class action litigation is …


Google Employees Plan to Bring Class Action Lawsuit Over Gender Pay

A group of more than 60 female Google employees are considering bringing a class action lawsuit against the company for sexism and pay disparities, it has been reported. The action comes after a memo was leaked at the weekend from a male software engineer, which claimed that “biological differences” were behind the fact that more men worked in …


Lawsuit Challenges Puerto Rico Transgender Birth Certificate Policy

A federal lawsuit urges Puerto Rico to allow transgender people to change the gender marker on their birth certificate. (Image by Nicolas Raymond; courtesy Flickr) Lambda Legal notes in the lawsuit it filed on behalf of four trans Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico Para Tod@s, a local advocacy group, on April 6 that 46 out of 50 states allow trans people to change the gender marker on their birth …



There’s Now (Allegedly) Videotape in the Latest Biglaw Lawsuit Twist

The gender discrimination lawsuit filed against Chadbourne & Parke is getting crazy. We’ve documented the allegations in the case ; partner Kerrie Campbell claims women partners are paid less than their male counterparts and there is a pattern of gender discrimination. Now Campbell has filed an amended complaint, which added a named plaintiff — and contains a weird allegation.


Judge Recommends No Injunction in Transgender Lawsuit

A federal magistrate recommended Tuesday that a district judge deny a group of parents’ request for an injunction to bar a suburban Chicago transgender high school student from the school’s restrooms and locker rooms. It now goes to U.S. District Judge Jorge Alonso, who is presiding over a lawsuit filed by the conservative group Students and Parents for Privacy on behalf of parents whose …


Chadbourne Class Action Lawsuit Gets Juicy AF — Lawyer Fires Back Against Criticism

There have been a lot of recent lawsuits filed by women partners at Biglaw firms alleging gender discrimination. But none have been as intriguing as the purported class action lawsuit filed against Chadbourne & Parke. The allegations in the complaint are juicy, natch, with Kerrie Campbell alleging she was paid less than her male counterparts and that the firm is in the “dark …


The Trend Continues — Another Gender Bias Lawsuit Against a Large Law Firm

I told you this was a trend. Last week, the $100 million lawsuit against Biglaw firm Chadbourne & Parke was the big news. Now comes word that another gender discrimination lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District of New York, this time against Goldberg Segalla and a partner there, Frederick Pomerantz.



Judge Doesn’t Rule in Texas’ Lawsuit Over Transgender Protections

Despite the state’s request for an expedited ruling, a federal judge took no action Friday on a request to block the Obama administration’s guidelines to accommodate transgender students. U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor did not issue a ruling from the bench after an almost two-hour-long hearing during which state attorneys — as part of a Texas-led, 13-state effort to block …