April 25, 2024
The Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of an Equinox trainer's bias suit claiming she was fired due to her age, ruling Thursday she couldn't overcome the luxury fitness chain's position that she was sacked for threatening a younger colleague while using vulgar language.
April 18, 2024
The Second Circuit appeared disinclined Thursday to revive a fired Equinox trainer's age bias lawsuit, with one judge saying he had "trouble finding" adequate evidence to back her argument that she was subjected to ageist comments that the company ignored.
April 12, 2024
This week, the Second Circuit will consider a former marketing manager's lawsuit claiming that the head of the technology company where she worked sexually harassed her and that she was fired after she refused his advances. Here, Law360 explores this and other cases on the docket in New York.
April 01, 2024
The Second Circuit will hear a case that could help determine the scope of the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, while fitness company Equinox and supermarket chain Trader Joe's will square off with workers looking to revive discrimination suits. Here, Law360 looks at six oral arguments to keep an eye on this month.
September 26, 2023
A former Equinox trainer urged the Second Circuit to reinstate her suit alleging the luxury fitness company allowed its employees to hurl ageist insults at her and then fired her in order to replace her with younger employees.