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“Real Evil Look” Insufficient to Establish Hostile Work Environment

By Age Discrimination, Civil Litigation, Discrimination, Evidence, Federal Court, Fifth Circuit, Hiring and Firing, Hostile Work Environment, Litigation, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Recent Cases, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination
Last week, the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment granted in favor of the employer in a discrimination case. In this case, the employee complained that the employer’s decision to give her the second highest possible, but not the highest possible, rating on a performance review was age, race, sex, sexual…
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Texas Supreme Court: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Does Not Apply to State Law

By Discrimination, Federal Court, Pay Discrimination, Recent Cases, Texas Supreme Court, Tips & News
This week, the Texas Supreme Court decided that the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act does not apply to the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA), the state law mirroring Title VII. (Click here for my previous blog covering the oral argument of this case.) The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay…
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