January 19, 2017 LGBT Bias Question Heads to Appeals Court in Manhattan By Chris Opfer A team of lawyers on Jan. 20 will urge an appeals court in New York to rule that federal sex discrimination law covers sexual orientation bias, asking one judge in particular to change his mind on the issue ( Christiansen …
LAW 360: LASK’S TITLE VII EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASE IN 2D CIRCUIT
2nd Circ. Urged To Hold Title VII Covers Sexual Orientation By Kevin Penton Law360, New York (October 13, 2016, 8:39 PM EDT) — An advertising executive with agency DDB Worldwide who alleges a supervisor discriminated against him because of his sexual orientation urged the Second Circuit on Wednesday to clarify that Title VII protects employees …
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Title VII Doesn’t Cover Sex Orientation Bias, 2nd Circ. Told By Kelly Knaub Law360, New York (September 19, 2016, 6:59 PM EDT) — Ad agency DDB Worldwide told the Second Circuit on Friday that a lower court properly dismissed a discrimination suit filed by a DDB advertising executive on the grounds that Title VII excludes claims …
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BLOOMBERG: LASK ARGUES TO REVERSE TITLE VII CASE IN 2D CIRCUIT
2ND CIR. URGED TO RULE TITLE VII BANS SEX ORIENTATION BIAS By Kevin McGowan June 30 — More than a hundred congressional Democrats joined the EEOC and civil rights and gay rights advocates in urging the Second Circuit to rule that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits bias based on sexual orientation …
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CNN: Democratic Congress Supports Lask’s Employment Discriminations Case
DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS BACK ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT BY HIV-POSITIVE EMPLOYEE By Lydia Wheeler – 06/29/16 11:33 AM EDT At the center of Christiansen v. Omnicom Group Inc. is Matthew Christiansen, who alleges he was harassed by his supervisor at Omnicom’s subsidiary marketing communications firm DDB for being gay. He claims his supervisor accused him of having AIDS …
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THE HILL: 128 Congress Members Support Lask’s Sexual Discrimination Case
DEMS PUSH COURT FOR WORKPLACE LGBT PROTECTIONS By Lydia Wheeler – 06/29/16 11:33 AM EDT At the center of Christiansen v. Omnicom Group Inc. is Matthew Christiansen, who alleges he was harassed by his supervisor at Omnicom’s subsidiary marketing communications firm DDB for being gay. He claims his supervisor accused him of having AIDS and …
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HomeTown News: New York Mayor Asks for Lask’s Support for Animal Rights Law
VILLAGE PASSES UNPRECEDENTED DOG LAW WITH SUSAN CHANA LASK By KILEY STEVENS Staff Writer 2/26/16 The village of Mamaroneck is the first municipality in the state of New York to ban the sale of commercially bred animals in local pet stores. This unprecedented law was passed by a 4-0 vote, with one trustee abstaining, at …
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