Jimmy Fallon, the late-night talk-show host, is facing an employment lawsuit from a disgrunted former employee, reports the Houston Chronicle.
The lawsuit, filed by Paul Tarascio, arises out of the allegations that Mr. Tarascio was fired because Jimmy Fallon prefered to work with a crew of females.
In other words, gender discrimination is being alleged. And the allegations in the complaint are a bit unusual. For example, allegedly Fallon’s director, David Diomedi said that “Jimmy just prefers to take direction from a woman.”
Whatever the gossip scene at the Jimmy Fallon late-night show, and whatever the truth of the allegations, fact is that gender discrimination is a real thing in the United States.
Gender discrimination is prohibited under the law. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides strong protections against sex discrimination in employment. Specifically, Title VII makes it illegal for an employer:
“1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his [or her] compensation, terms, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s … sex …; or
“2) to limit, segregate, or classify employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise affect [the individual’s] status as an employee, because of such individual’s … sex ….”
Title VII also prohibits sex discrimination in on-the-job and apprenticeship programs, retaliation against an employee for opposing a discriminatory employment practice, and sexually stereotyped advertisements for employment positions.
No doubt Paul Tarascio’s attorneys have informed him of these things.
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