Discrimination - The Indiana Lawyer

Judge: State’s ‘bureaucratic quagmire’ harms disabled woman

January 10, 2019

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has 21 days to arrange home health care for an elderly woman with quadriplegia who has been confined to a hospital or nursing home since February 2016, a federal judge has ruled. The decision comes after the judge ruled previously that the FSSA’s failure to develop a home-based care plan violated the woman’s rights under three federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Female Gary principal loses sex discrimination appeal

December 17, 2018

The 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of summary judgment to northern Indiana school corporation when it found a female principal was not discriminated against based on her sex when a male candidate got the job she applied for.

Records: $50K settled officer racial discrimination lawsuit

December 12, 2018

Records show a former West Terre Haute police officer who appealed his firing has accepted $50,000 to settle a 2015 federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. Jonathan Stevens, who is black, signed an agreement in January 2017 to resolve the complaint he’d filed alleging the West Terre Haute Town Council and police chief conspired not to hire him because they allegedly said they didn’t want “his kind” working for the town.

IU Maurer professor under Title IX investigation

December 3, 2018

Associate law professor Ian Samuel, who joined the faculty at Indiana University Maurer School of Law this fall and is a co-host of the popular "First Mondays" podcast on the U.S. Supreme Court, is under investigation for alleged Title IX violations, according to Indiana University.

Discrimination, retaliation claims fail in 7th Circuit termination case

November 21, 2018

The 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s denial of a woman’s discrimination and retaliation claims against her prior employer, finding insufficient evidence to support her claim that she was terminated for taking medical leave.

Judge: Race, age discrimination claims against Amazon may proceed

November 15, 2018

An age and race discrimination case against online shopping giant Amazon will proceed after a district judge in Indianapolis partially declined to dismiss claims brought by a former employee.

Justices rule for firefighters claiming age discrimination

November 6, 2018

The Supreme Court has decided unanimously that local governments with small workforces must comply with a federal law against age discrimination.

Mom in wheelchair loses ADA access appeal against school district

November 6, 2018

A Warrick County woman who uses a wheelchair and was unable to attend her son’s school Christmas concert two years in a row lost her argument of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act after it was determined the concert was not provided by the school corporation.

Woman charged with leaving racist note on neighbor’s home

October 29, 2018

A central Indiana woman allegedly left a note on a neighbor’s home filled with racist slurs targeting the family’s black son and warning “this is a white neighborhood.”

Judge rules for Butler in suit by ex-student accused of sex assault

October 22, 2018

A civil lawsuit against Butler University brought by a student who claims he was wrongly expelled after being falsely accused of sexual assault has ended with a judgment in favor of the university and other school personnel involved in the investigation.

Judgment for lender upheld in race discrimination suit

October 19, 2018

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for a lender after it found an African-American couple failed to prove they were denied a loan based on racial discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

Hate crimes stalemate: Statehouse study committee offers no consensus

October 16, 2018

Several hours of testimony before a legislative study committee charged with examining a potential hate crimes law for Indiana heavily underscored one central point: there are many opinions and no common ground.

7th Circuit upholds judgment for Pearson on sex discrimination claim

October 15, 2018

A former employee of Pearson Education, Inc. has lost her sex discrimination appeal against the educational products supplier after the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals found the woman failed to show she was similarly situated to three male employees she claimed were treated better than her.

Jury finds for Marion County sheriff at ex-deputy’s ADA trial

September 18, 2018

A former Marion County sheriff’s deputy who was permanently injured while on duty has lost her lawsuit against the sheriff’s department and the city of Indianapolis after a federal jury found the defendants did not fail to accommodate her and did not harass her because of her disability.

7th: No evidence supports race discrimination claim by IU professor

September 4, 2018

Lack of evidence doomed a black professor's argument that he was denied tenure at Indiana University because of his race, the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals found Tuesday.

7th Circuit reinstates UPS worker’s disability complaint

August 27, 2018

The 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a decision denying a UPS employee’s claims of disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, and retaliation when she requested accommodations, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Retaliation, discrimination, wage claims keep pace with hot economy

August 21, 2018

Claims of workers being harassed or denied opportunities because of their race, national origin, gender, age or sexual orientation are continuing despite diversity in the workforce and employers’ heightened need for labor amid low unemployment.

Settlement reached in state police handcuffing of black teen

August 15, 2018

Louisiana State Police and a black Indiana man who was handcuffed and detained in New Orleans' French Quarter when he was a teenager in 2015 have settled a federal lawsuit. Terms of the settlement with the son of a Ball State University professor were not immediately disclosed.

Same-sex marriage could cost Catholic school counselor job

August 14, 2018

A guidance counselor at an Indianapolis Catholic school could lose her job after administrators learned that she was married to a woman. The employee who worked for the school for 15 years and has been with her partner for 22 years says she has hired an attorney.

5 firms with Hoosier ties make ‘60 Best Law Firms for Women’ list

August 7, 2018

Five law firms with ties to Indiana have been named among Working Mother’s list of the 60 best for women nationwide.

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