Court of Appeals Rules that Sexual Orientation Discrimination Violates Federal Law

March 6th, 2018
In an important development in the continued advancement of the law protecting the rights of members of the LGBTQ community, the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, whose decisions are binding on federal courts in Connecticut, New York,…
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Walmart Agrees to $7.5 Million Settlement in Same-Sex Benefits Lawsuit

January 11th, 2017
Walmart is poised to pay millions of dollars to thousands of former and current employees after it agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming the company denied health insurance to same-sex spouses. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/12/03/wa…
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How can I prove that my pregnancy caused me to be discriminated against at work?

September 6th, 2016
Connecticut Super Lawyers William G. Madsen Federal and state laws prohibit pregnancy discrimination in employment. The prohibition not only protects the pregnant employee from wrongful termination, but from discriminatory treatment in the terms and…
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