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2nd. Cir. Should Ignore 11th’s Gay Bias Ruling, Ad Exec Says March 20, 2017 Summary A gay advertising executive seeking to revive his bias suit against DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc. told the appellate court Saturday to ignore the company’s citation to a recent Eleventh Circuit ruling that Title VII doesn’t protect against sexual orientation …
LAW 360: LASK ANALYZES 11TH CIRCUIT GAY BIAS RULING FOR CHRISTIANSEN CASERead More
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 …
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 …
LAW 360: LASK’S TITLE VII EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASE IN 2D CIRCUITRead More
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 …
LAW 360: LASK ARGUES CHANGE IN LAW FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASE IN 2D CIRCUIT — CopyRead More
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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DIRECTOR’S $20M SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT FILED AGAINST DDB, OMNICOM By Patrick Coffee on Jun. 25, 2015 – 3:44 PM Earlier this month, we posted on a pending lawsuit involving a DDB employee based in New York and allegations made against the agency, its holding company and three of its executives. The complaint stems from the alleged …
AGENCY SPY: LASK’S $20M SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT FILED AGAINST DDB, OMNICOMRead More
UPDATE: DDB CD Files $20 Million Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against His Own Agency By Patrick Coffee on Jun. 4, 2015 – 1:22 PM A New York-based creative director recently filed a lawsuit against his employer DDB and its parent company Omnicom. The suit accuses the agency’s Chief Digital Officer Joe Cianciotto of harassing the plaintiff, “described only as a …
AGENCY SPY: LASK REPS DDB CD IN $20 MILLION SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST AGENCYRead More
