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ACLU of Rhode Island Announces Settlement in Case of School Softball Coach Who Was Denied Job Because of His Gender (02/16/2005)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced today that it has settled a discrimination complaint against the Town of North Smithfield on behalf of Thomas Bourgeois, who was denied appointment as a school coach last year solely because of his gender.

ACLU Defends Ethiopian Woman Kept in Forced Labor in New Jersey (12/21/2004)
NEWARK, NJ-The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Ethiopian woman who was brought to the United States and forced to work without pay as a live-in domestic and childcare worker for a New Jersey couple, in violation of state, federal and international laws.

ACLU of Rhode Island Criticizes School Committee for Refusing to Hire a Male Nurse (08/26/2004)
PORTSMOUTH, RI--The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced today that it has called on the Portsmouth School Committee to reverse its decision to deny a male applicant a position as a middle school nurse based solely on his gender.

ACLU Sues Manhattan Hotel Under 'Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act' (05/27/2004)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today on behalf of five Latinas who worked as housekeepers at the Broadway Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, charging several violations of federal and state labor laws, including a novel charge of forced labor under the little-known federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000.

Latina Workers at New York Discount Stores Were Sexually Harassed, Exploited By Owner, ACLU Charges (05/13/2004)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today announced shocking charges in a federal lawsuit against the owner and operator of three retail stores in upper Manhattan who repeatedly sexually harassed and assaulted his Latina employees, forced them to work 10-hour days for as little as $30, and used one of them as his private maid service.

ACLU of New Mexico Joins Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Local Hockey Team (05/11/2004)
ALBUQUERQUE--The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico today announced its representation of five former employees of the New Mexico Scorpions hockey team in their pending lawsuit over hostile and discriminatory working conditions during the 2001-2002 season.

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Award Money Damages in Female Police Officer's Sexual Harassment Case (03/31/2004)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today joined a broad coalition of civil rights groups in urging the Supreme Court to rule that a female police officer's forced resignation due to severe sexual harassment is deserving of monetary damages, just as it would be if she were wrongfully discharged.

ACLU Brings Complaint of Sexual Harassment Against Manhattan Hotel (02/04/2004)
NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union today filed sexual harassment charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of five Latina employees of the Broadway Plaza Hotel who were sexually harassed and economically exploited by the hotel manager.

ACLU Wins $3.5 Million on Behalf of Waitresses Exploited at a Chinese Restaurant in New Jersey (09/25/2003)
NEWARK- A federal judge has ordered a Chinese restaurant to pay $3.5 million to two immigrant waitresses who were exploited by their bosses based on their gender and ethnicity, deprived of wages and tips, and housed in a crowded, substandard apartment, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today.

ACLU of Rhode Island Files Discrimination Lawsuit On Behalf of Female Firefighter Applicant (08/27/2003)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of an unprecedented state law passed that allowed a town to bar a Latino woman from obtaining any position with the newly created North Smithfield Fire Department.

ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Waitresses Exploited at Chinese Restaurant in New Jersey (06/11/2003)
NEWARK, NJ- Two immigrant waitresses at a Chinese restaurant in Wayne were exploited by their bosses because of their gender and ethnicity, deprived of wages and tips and housed in a crowded, substandard apartment, according a complaint filed today against the restaurant's owners and management by the American Civil Liberties Union.

In Victory for Working Families, High Court Says States Must Comply With Family & Medical Leave Act (05/27/2003)
NEW YORK -- In what the American Civil Liberties Union called the most important sex discrimination case since the Virginia Military Institute's male-only admissions policy was struck down, the Supreme Court today held that state government employers are not immune from lawsuits under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

ACLU Urges Congress to Ensure Full Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws (05/21/2002)
WASHINGTON - Concerned with reports that the Department of Justice may be failing to fully enforce U.S. civil rights laws, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to use its oversight function to ensure that the Department fully comply with its responsibility to protect Americans from discrimination.