A Jackson County judge has thrown out a $4.175 million verdict for a transgender student who was denied equal access to the boys’ restrooms and locker room.
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Read More »A Jackson County judge has thrown out a $4.175 million verdict for a transgender student who was denied equal access to the boys’ restrooms and locker room.
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Read More »A Jackson County jury has ordered the Blue Springs School District to pay $4.175 million to a transgender student who was denied equal access to the boys’ restrooms and locker room.
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Read More »Plaintiff appealed from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant, in which the district court concluded that plaintiff had failed to exhaust administrative remedies in her retaliation claim, failed to state a prima facie claim for sex discrimination, ...
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Read More »St. Louis County agreed to a $10.25 million settlement to resolve claims by a gay St. Louis County police official who alleged that he was passed over for multiple promotions because he didn’t fit stereotypical male norms. The settlement comes ...
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Read More »St. Louis County has agreed to a $10.25 million settlement with a gay police lieutenant who says he was passed over for promotion 23 times and was told to “tone down” his “gayness.” The agreement with Keith Wildhaber was finalized ...
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Read More »After a five-day trial, a St. Louis County Police Department sergeant won a nearly $20 million jury verdict on claims of sex/gender discrimination and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act. Keith Wildhaber, who is gay and a 25-year veteran ...
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Read More »Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, her employer, alleging that she was effectively demoted and repeatedly denied promotions based on age and sex discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claims. Where evidence showed that plaintiff’s supervisor’s ...
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Read More »Where a transgender student sued a school district and its board arguing that the denial of access to the boys’ restrooms and locker room was discrimination on the grounds of his sex in the use of a public accommodation, ...
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Read More »It’s hard to tell which is more controversial within the Missouri Supreme Court — how LGBTQ issues fit into Missouri’s sex-discrimination laws or whether the court should hear imperfectly appealed administrative decisions. The court on Feb. 26 issued two opinions ...
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Read More »The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the sex-discrimination claims of a gay man in his suit against the state’s commission on human rights and a transgender teen seeking access to school facilities that align with his gender identity.
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Read More »Blake v. MJ Optical, Inc. (MLW No. 70990/Case No. 16-3100 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)
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