More Workplace Bias Lawsuits Being Filed by Men
Men are filing an increasing number of workplace bias lawsuits, according to employment lawyers and figures provided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Last year a record 16 percent of sexual harassment complaints were filed by men, up from 9 percent in the early 1990s, the National Law Journal reports. Employment lawyers also told the publication they are representing more men filing claims under the Family Medical Leave Act.
Chicago lawyer Charles Siedlecki represented a father who claimed his employer retaliated against him for taking time off to care for his aging parents. The suit resulted in an $11.65 million jury verdict, the largest ever in a caretaker bias suit, the story says. The case later settled for an undisclosed amount.
Siedlecki represents other men with similar claims. “I think it’s just a societal thing. There are so many more single dads out there than there used to be who have custody,” he said. “And of course everybody has aging parents.”
