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Girl Scouts troops disband after chapter says it will allow transgendered 7-year-old

An alarming story out of Louisiana has many asking at what age are we teaching our children how to discriminate. After the girl scout organization’s Colorado chapter announced it will allow a transgendered 7-year-old to join the troop, leaders of three troops of Girl Scouts quit their posts and disbanded the troops.

Tyson Discrimination Verdict Restored By Appeals Court

Last year the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that there were no racial undertones when a white manager at a Tyson chicken plant in Alabama called black men working there “boy.”

Voting Laws May Prove Discriminatory In 2012 Election

The Attorney General, Eric Holder Jr., has vowed to use the full weight of his department to ensure the new electoral laws are not discriminatory.

Restaurant Chain in Tennessee to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

In Tennessee, an Italian eatery named Rafael’s Italian Restaurant has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for violating federal law. As a result, the restaurant agreed to pay $25,000 and institute other relief. According to the lawsuit, the restaurant subjected a class of female employees to sexual harassment which date back to 2005.

AutoZone Injunction to make Reasonable Accommodation for Disabilities

A federal court in Illinois has ordered an injunction against AutoZone, Inc., to reasonably accommodate for disabilities of its retail employees in central Illinois for three years and must keep records of these requests for four years.

PA liquor board pulls Date Rape Advertisement

A Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board advertisement has been pulled from public view after critics found that it blamed women for being victims. The advertisement was intended to warn young people about the relationship between excess drinking and rape.

Men claiming Sex Discrimination against Playboy

It was reported that a group of men were not allowed to enter a Playboy party at the Playboy Mansion unless paying for an entry fee when it was observed that women were admitted for free. The men are now suing Playboy for sex discrimination.

Lawsuit Against Baluchi’s Indian Restaurant For ‘Tip Discrimination’

Baluchi’s Indian restaurant in Queens, NY, has been sued by two South Asian customers over tip discrimination. The two plaintiffs claim that they were told they had to pay an 18% tip at the Indian restaurant.

Michele Bachmann Asked If She Is A ‘Submissive Wife’ At Iowa GOP Debate

At the Iowa GOP debate, GOP Presidential Nomination Candidate Michele Bachmann was asked whether she was submissive to her husband. The crowd booed, and Bachmann answered “I respect my husband, he’s a wonderful godly man, and we respect each other.”

New United Motors & Manufacturing, Inc. Settles $6 Million Lawsuit

In California, New United Motors & Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), California’s last auto plant, is settling a lawsuit for $6 million, to resolve a class action litigation after employees on medical leave were denied severance benefits. Workers told the EEOC they were physically capable of going to work during the severance period but they were denied.