Morgan Stanley Bias Award Fight Belongs in NC, Judge Says
Van Kampen Law PC triumphs as Morgan Stanley’s bias award dispute heads to NC. A legal battle unfolds. Read more on Law360.
Racial Discrimination
Morgan Stanley Ordered to Pay in North Carolina Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit
In a significant arbitration employment law award in North Carolina, global financial services provider Morgan Stanley was ordered to pay over $1.6 million for sex and age discrimination against a 51-year-old white male plaintiff. The ruling came after several years of arbitration and a nine-day trial.
‘Reverse Discrimination’ Lawsuits Becoming an Increasing Concern
Wilberg accused Google of favoring women and minorities in its internal hiring policies, in turn discriminating against white and Asian men. Not your typical employment discrimination lawsuit.
Charlotte Death Investigator Wrongfully Fired Because He’s White
A former medical investigator who responded to death scenes in Mecklenburg County is suing, alleging racial bias and claiming he was wrongfully fired over his posts on social media.
Van Kampen Law Client Robinson Bradshaw Calls Plaintiff’s Brief Outlandish
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA and Van Kampen Law fired back Thursday against a black female attorney’s court filing accusing the law firm of using racial stereotypes in its efforts to escape her bias suit against it, saying the attorney “caustically embellishes the most outlandish allegations of her complaint.”
Van Kampen Law Hired to Represent Defense Firm Robinson Bradshaw
Sharika M. Robinson, who joined the Carolinas-based Robinson Bradshaw as an associate in 2015, accused the firm in her suit last month of engaging in a pattern of gender and racial discrimination that belies its public marketing to prospective clients and employees as being committed to diversity and inclusion.
Feds Intervene in Claims of Racial Slurs at Mooresville Restaurant
A woman claims her co-worker at a local restaurant repeatedly used racial slurs against her and even dumped hot barbecue sauce on her. The federal government is now getting involved and suing Lancaster’s BBQ & Wings restaurant in Mooresville. Read more on the story inside.
White Employee Tossed Hot Sauce on Co-worker and Called Her Racial Slurs
A white worker at a North Carolina barbecue joint threw hot sauce on an African-American co-worker and repeatedly called her the “N-word,” the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a news release and lawsuit. The EEOC filed the lawsuit in federal court in Statesville this week against Joe’s Old Fashioned Bar-B-Que Inc., the corporate entity for Lancaster’s BBQ & Wings, according to the EEOC’s news release.
Josh Van Kampen Weighs in on A&F Religious Bias Suit in Law360 Article
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision reviving a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission religious bias suit against Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. closed what could have been a legal loophole that would have given some employers a green light to plead ignorance in religious accommodation cases.
Maryland Court Finds Perceived Discrimination Viable Under Law
In Arsham v. Mayor and City Counsel of Baltimore, the court found that Elie Arsham, a Persian (modern-day Iranian) woman, who was perceived to be from India, stated a viable cause of action under Title VII for national origin discrimination based on her perceived heritage.
