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Christiansen v. Omnicom Group, Incorporated

  1. June 28, 2017

    2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Title VII Sex Orientation Claim

    The Second Circuit declined Wednesday to reconsider its decision not to revive a gay ad executive's claim he was mistreated at work based on his sexual orientation, a month after it said it would reconsider its precedent that Title VII doesn't protect against sexual orientation discrimination in another case.

  2. May 01, 2017

    Full 2nd Circ. Asked To Rethink Sex Orientation Precedent

    A gay advertising executive has asked the full Second Circuit to revise its precedent that Title VII doesn’t protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation, much like the Seventh Circuit recently did, saying such a ruling is needed to provide much-needed clarity both to lower courts and employers.

  3. April 06, 2017

    Ad Exec Signals En Banc Appeal Of 2nd Circ. Gay Bias Loss

    A gay Omnicom Group Inc. unit ad executive asked the Second Circuit on Wednesday for more time to petition for an en banc rehearing that could overturn precedent putting sexual orientation bias out of federal reach, a day after the Seventh Circuit's landmark ruling that bias against gays is illegal under Title VII.

  4. March 30, 2017

    Gay Skydiver's Estate Pulls Bid To Intervene In Omnicom Case

    The estate of a gay skydiving instructor on Wednesday pulled its motion asking the Second Circuit to rehear en banc an Omnicom Group Inc. ad executive's allegations he was harassed for being gay and combine their suits, saying its motion had been "misconstrued entirely."

  5. March 28, 2017

    Gay Skydiver's Estate Asks 2nd Circ. To Rehear Omnicom

    Gay ad executive Matthew Christiansen bristled Tuesday at a request by the estate of a deceased skydiving instructor to use his Title VII case against Omnicom Group Inc. as a vehicle for overturning Second Circuit precedent limiting the statute's reach, saying the cases are unrelated.

  6. March 27, 2017

    2nd Circ. Revives Gay Ad Exec's Bias Suit Against Omnicom

    The Second Circuit on Monday revived a gay, HIV-positive advertising executive's suit alleging that an Omnicom Group Inc. subsidiary violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by allowing him to be harassed over his perceived effeminacy, although the panel lamented that its precedent barred a finding that he had a claim for mistreatment over his sexuality.

  7. March 20, 2017

    2nd. Cir. Should Ignore 11th's Gay Bias Ruling, Ad Exec Says

    A gay advertising executive seeking to revive his bias suit against DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc. told the appellate court Saturday to ignore the company's citation to a recent Eleventh Circuit ruling that Title VII doesn't protect against sexual orientation discrimination, saying it has little relation to his case.

  8. March 16, 2017

    11th Circ. Gay Bias Ruling Cited In 2nd, 7th Circ. Cases

    An Illinois college professor alleging anti-gay bias told the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday that her employer misread a recent ruling in the Eleventh Circuit that Title VII doesn't protect against sexual orientation discrimination, the same day that an ad agency being sued by a gay executive notified the Second Circuit about that same ruling.

  9. January 20, 2017

    EEOC, Ad Exec Press 2nd Circ. To Expand Sex Bias Standard

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a gay ad executive seeking to revive his bias suit each urged the Second Circuit Friday to reconsider its precedent that sexual orientation discrimination is not covered under Title VII, but the appellate panel signaled that it may first send the case back to the lower court to settle procedural issues.

  10. October 13, 2016

    2nd Circ. Urged To Hold Title VII Covers Sexual Orientation

    An advertising executive with agency DDB Worldwide who alleges a supervisor discriminated against him because of his sexual orientation urged the Second Circuit on Wednesday to clarify that Title VII protects employees from discrimination because of such bias.

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