Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

Anderson v. State University of New York at New Paltz, 169 F.3d 117 (2d Cir. 1999 )

Dr. Janice Anderson sued the State University of New York alleging a number of claims, including violation of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII.

Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents, 528 U.S. 62 (2000)

Consolidating three cases, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed whether the "sovereign immunity" clause of the Eleventh Amendment prohibits public employees, including faculty members, from suing public institutions, including colleges and universities, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) for damages .

Adams v. Florida Power Corporation, 255 F.3d 1322 (11th Cir. 2001)

Former employees of a utility company challenged a corporate reorganization in which more than 70 percent of the employees terminated were at least 40 years old. This case addressed whether the disparate impact method can be applied an age discrimination case under the ADEA.

Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett, 531 U.S. 356 (2001)

Here, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed whether the "sovereign immunity" clause of the Eleventh Amendment prohibits public employees, including faculty members, from suing public institutions, including colleges and universities, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs, 538 U.S. 721 (2003)

This case raises the legal issue of whether states are immune under the Eleventh Amendment from suits by individuals for monetary damages under the "family leave" provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a sick family member.

Smith v. City of Jackson, 544 U.S. 228 (2005)

A group of older police officers, filed suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act("ADEA")  claiming that they were adversely affected by a pay raise because of their age. The issue before the Court was whether employees can sue employers under the ADEA for actions or policies that have a disparate impact on employees over the age of 40.

Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, 554 U.S. 84 (2008)

Former employees sued Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, alleging that the employer's method of reducing its workforce disparately impacted the employees based on their ages. The employer had its managers rate the employees based on performance, flexibility, and critical skills, with the statistically improbable result that 30 of the 31 employees who were laid off were at least 40 years of age.  

Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture, 553 U.S. 591 (2008)

Petitioner Anup Engquist, a former employee of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, angered her supervisor by reporting his abusive behavior to superiors.  The supervisor retaliated by arranging a restructure within the Department that resulted in Engquist’s discharge.

Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee, 555 U.S. 246 (2009)

The petitioners alleged an inadequate response by an elementary school to student-on-student sexual harassment, raising both Section 1983 and Title IX claims.  The United States Supreme Court  determined whether a student who brings a lawsuit for sexual harassment under Title IX can also bring a constitutional claim for denial of equal protection under the federal statute 42 U.S.C. § 1983 

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