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HIV-Positive Gay Man Settles $20 Million Discrimination Suit With Major Advertising Agency His supervisor drew lewd pictures of him and other gay staffers. by Dan Avery 1/8/2018 One of the largest marketing companies in the world has settled a lawsuit filed by an ex-employee who claimed he and other gay staffers were harassed about …
NEW NOW NEXT: LASK SETTLES $20 MILLION DISCRIMINATION SUIT WITH MAJOR ADVERTISING AGENCYRead More
Omnicom Reaches Settlement in Anti-Gay Discrimination Case DDB creative director alleged harassment By Patrick Coffee|January 5, 2018 Former DDB creative director Matt Christiansen, the plaintiff, and his lawyer, Susan Chana Lask, reached a settlement with the agency. After more than two and a half years of legal developments, holding company Omnicom has reached a settlement …
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Full 2nd Circ. Asked To Rethink Sex Orientation Precedent May 01, 2017 Author: Vin Gurrieri Summary A gay advertising executive asked the full Second Circuit on Friday to revise its precedent that Title VII doesn’t protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation, much like the Seventh Circuit recently did, saying such a ruling is needed to …
Ad Exec Signals En Banc Appeal Of 2nd Circ. Gay Bias Loss April 06, 2017 Author: Braden Campbell Summary A gay Omnicom Group Inc. unit ad executive asked the Second Circuit on Wednesday for more time to petition for an en banc rehearing that could overturn precedent putting sexual orientation bias out of federal reach, a …
LAW 360: LASK PREPARES EN BANC REVIEW IN LGBT SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION CASE IN 2D CIRCUITRead More
How a Gay Employee Fought Horrific Discrimination and Won a Major Legal Victory By MARK JOSEPH STERN March 28, 2017 On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that Matthew Christiansen could sue his employer for the horrific sexual harassment he allegedly suffered on the job. Specifically, the court found that …
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Court reinstates gender discrimination lawsuit in NY By LARRY NEUMEISTERMarch 27, 2017 NEW YORK (AP) — A creative director in the advertising industry who claimed his employer discriminated against him because he failed to conform to gender stereotypes can sue his employer, a federal appeals court said Monday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
Revival of Gay Ad Exec’s Bias Suit May Spur Title VII Update https://www.courthousenews.com/ADAM KLASFELD March 27, 2017 MANHATTAN (CN) – Breathing new life into claims of outrageous discrimination against a gay advertising executive, the Second Circuit chipped away at an old precedent excluding sexual orientation from Title VII protections. Matthew Christiansen, a creative director at …
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