‘sexual orientation discrimination’ Archives
Jesse Jackson accused of gay sexual harassment by former employee
Tommy Bennett, an openly gay former employee at the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition, has filed a sexual harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination lawsuit against the organization. Bennett, the former National Director of Community Affairs, claims that Jesse Jackson propositioned him for oral sex and asked Bennett to apply [...]
9th Circuit Court rules that gay discrimination lawsuit against Entek International can proceed
Last month the 9th Circuit Court ruled that Shane Dawson, a gay former employee at Entek International, can sue the company for retaliatory discharge and hostile work environment. Dawson claims that a number of coworkers, including his trainer, Troy Guzon, made derogatory comments about Dawson's sexual orientation. One coworker, Josh Dobbs, [...]


