He worked in a factory and as a television news reporter before enrolling at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City in the fall of 1979.

n May 1986 the law firm's partners gave Bowers a satisfactory evaluation. Two months later, in July, they voted to dismiss him, without following normal termination procedures, including consulting with his supervisor or asking for a list of his clients and billable hours.

Discriminated for being gay.

It took more than six years for the case to finally be resolved, when in December 1993 the agency awarded its largest sum for any complaint to that date: $500,000 in compensatory damages and the back pay he would have earned had he remained employed.

In 1987, sued the law firm Baker McKenzie for wrongful dismissal in one of the first AIDS discrimination cases.

Cain was an attorney for Hyatt Legal Services who was fired after his employer found out he had AIDS.

Discriminated for being gay.

He sued Hyatt in 1990, and won just before his death.

During her employment with Dell, Golden performed the same tasks, assignments and work as one of her male coworkers with whom she worked at their prior employer. However, Dell paid Golden $17,510 less annually less than the male coworker.

Discriminated for being a woman.

In addition to paying $75,000 in monetary relief to Golden, Dell has agreed to provide specialized training on the EPA and Title VII; post a notice of employee rights under the EPA and Title VII; and report certain information regarding employee reports of discrimination to the EEOC for two years.

Prince George's County 

The EEOC said the county rebuffed Smith's efforts to negotiate a higher starting salary matching her experience and education, but just two weeks later, hired a male for a comparable Engineer III position and paid him the higher salary he requested, even though they were performing substantially equal work.

Discriminated for being a woman.

Not sure if she got justice.