What constitutes an age-discrimination case? Read about two specific cases, one successful and one not, in this legal roundup from Boardman Law Firm’s attorney Bob Gregg.

The EEOC now says that obesity is a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, after courts had rejected obesity as a disability under the ADA. Attorney Bob Gregg explains this and other disability-related legal issues.

The fate of the largest gender-bias lawsuit in the country’s history�and the impact on future cases in corporate America�hinges on whether the Supreme Court will let the Walmart class action go to trial.

Racist bathroom graffiti, unwanted sexual advances and training “recommendations” comprise this month’s legal update. Also, does cancer in remission constitute a disability? And why did the U.S. Senate change “retardation” to “intellectual disabilities” in all federal law?

To please a client, one placement agency referred to Black men as “basketball players” and Black women as “chocolate cupcakes.” See this and other recent discrimination court cases here.

The EEOC’s latest report provides a snapshot of EEO activities in federal government and includes workforce profiles of agencies with 500 or more employees broken down by pay level and demographic group.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s 2009 annual report reveals a stunning lack of compliance, commitment and accountability by a number of federal agencies and agency leadership, especially when compared with the private industry.

Wal-Mart has petitioned the Supreme Court to toss out what would be the largest class-action employment lawsuit in history over claims of gender bias.

Find out how the EEOC settled this race, national-origin and religious-discrimination case, and read how the courts ruled in other workplace-related lawsuits.

Also, what happened to one employee who exercised her workplace rights? And what should you not be doing during leave? Read how the courts decided three FMLA cases.

Does the Americans with Disabilities Act include obesity? Does it cover alcoholism? Find out how the courts have defined ADA law in these and other disability-related cases here.

The inability to get along with co-workers is reason to be fired � and not rehired. Find out the latest legal rulings from a legal discrimination expert.

Marriage-equality advocates scored a huge victory when U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro struck down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling it “unconstitutional.” But gay-rights groups are bracing for a battle if the Justice Department appeals.

The U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, Fla., found recently that a quadriplegic woman must be provided with services allowing her to stay in her home and not be institutionalized. The civil-rights ruling reinforces a landmark case that prevents isolation and stigmatization of people with disabilities.

Plus, when hearing loss and a bladder disorder are insufficient grounds for a discrimination lawsuit. Why have the courts ruled in favor of employers in these cases?