Minority Surgeon Discrimination: When Patients Refuse Your Care “Dr. Ahmad, I don’t want a terrorist working on my wife. Is there someone else who can do the operation?” The Caucasian man demanded after refusing to shake the Arabic descent doctor’s hand upon introduction. Such requests are common in healthcare. It’s… read more →
Discrimination Against Female Lawyers Although lawyers spend most of their careers fighting discrimination and other injustices, female lawyers experience a high level of employment discrimination as well. To speak up against the discrimination often means career suicide. In more recent years, top female lawyers have pushed back against the discrimination;… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Widener University for Age Discrimination After over thirty years of dedicated work at Widener University, Mary, age 61, learned that her Administrative Assistant position was being eliminated. Her supervisor at Widener University encouraged her to apply for an open secretary position at the… read more →
Doctors Aren’t Immune to the Disease of Discrimination When people discuss doctor discrimination, most assume discrimination enacted by a doctor to a patient. However, discrimination experienced by doctors is a much less popular topic. After all, doctors usually occupy the stereotype of benevolent and efficient healer, impervious to the prejudice… read more →
Since females dominate the job market for dental hygienists, male dental hygienists sometimes face gender discrimination. Popular perception of the dentist’s office expects female dental hygienists. Therefore, some dental practices refuse to hire male dental hygienists while patients encourage gender discrimination, by requesting female dental hygienists. These seemingly innocent acts… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files a Complaint against Wells Fargo Bank for Discrimination Kionna managed hypertension and anxiety while still performing her job at Wells Fargo Bank. After transferring to another location, Kionna claims her direct supervisor subjected her to inappropriate questions and comments about her personal life with her… read more →
Female Gender Discrimination: The Financial Industry Thoughts of the financial service industry generates mental images of The Wolf on Wall Street or Mad Men. After all, the financial industry carries the perception of a He-Man Women’s Hater Club, where men discuss car racing, sports, and business. But the financial industry… read more →
Despite the declaration of “all men are created equal,” any one of us can look around and recognize the lack of equality. The most obvious types of inequality come in the form of employment discrimination, whether stemming from prejudice based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, disability, or sexual… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE African American Employee Files Lawsuit against Teal’s Express, Inc. for Racist Treatment and Discrimination Willie, now a client of KM&A, faithfully worked for Teal’s Express as a truck driver for just over five years. Willie was a dedicated, model employee, but he noticed that white employees with… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Domino’s Pizza for Disability Discrimination When he began his job as a pizza delivery driver, Bienvenido was forthright with his boss about his serious health conditions including diabetes, depression, migraines, and a back injury. Fully capable of carrying out the pizza deliveries, Bienvenido… read more →