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Date: 01-25-2023
Case Style:
Scheavella Corley v. CRST Expedited, Inc.
Case Number: 1:15-cv-00117
Judge: Leonard T. Strand
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (Linn County)
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Defendant's Attorney: Kevin J. Visser, Nicholas Petersen, James T. Malysiak, Jessica Ring Amunson, John H. Mathias, Jr. and Lisa Stephenson
Description: Cedar Rapids, Iowa civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on job discrimination theories claiming they were discriminated against by Defendant because of their sex.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits an employer from treating you differently, or less favorably, because of your sex, which is defined to include pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity. This law also prohibits employment decisions based on stereotypes (unfair or untrue beliefs) about abilities and traits associated with gender. In addition, Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. These protections apply even if state or local laws take a different position. Everyone, regardless of gender, is protected from sex discrimination under Title VII.
Plaintiffs claimed that CRST maintained a policy, "pattern or practice after July 1, 2015,[1] of not paying female drivers who were removed from their truck following a complaint of sexual harassment, or paying them substantially less than they would have made had they stayed on the truck.
Outcome: Summary judgment in favor of Defendant.
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