Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers


by Reading Eagle

Reading Eagle— By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay. Workers only have to show that the […]

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