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“Privileged white female ‘Karen’ caught on video verbally abusing an African American male” is now suing her former employer for discrimination
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Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Yesterday, one of my favorite HR people in the entire galaxy tweeted a link to this article from the AP. Continue reading
POLL RESULTS: Don’t discipline employees that spread COVID-19 misinformation
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Getting in late from the Sixers/Wizards game last night — no, I didn’t dump popcorn on Russ Westbrook — I had no time to enjoy the Wednesday evening routine of a lime rickey, bubblegum cigarette, and writing the next day’s blog post.
Silver lining: I only have to spend a few minutes this morning posting a shorty about the results of yesterday’s blog poll.
POLL: How should companies handle employees that spread COVID-19 misinformation?
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The ‘inspiration’ for today’s post comes from this Buzzfeed article by David Mack and Tasneem Nashrulla entitled, “A Picturesque Cabin In The Woods Was Listed On Airbnb. The Catch? No COVID-Vaccinated Guests Allowed.” Continue reading
On Friday, New Jersey will lift most COVID-19 mask restrictions. But, most businesses may be like, “WTH!”
New Jersey businesses, I’m warning you in advance not to hurt the messenger. Continue reading
These are the red-light / green-light rules to filing a federal age discrimination lawsuit
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Over the weekend, I read this Sixth Circuit decision about a litigant who claimed that an employer discriminated against him based on his age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
But this was not your ordinary age bias case. Continue reading
Does federal law require employers to provide leave from work to a woman recovering from a c-section?
Image Credit: month by Rohit Arun Rao from the Noun Project
Pregnancy accommodations continue to trip up even the most seasoned HR professionals. Let’s see how you would handle this scenario.
Why did a transgender employee who needed leave from work lose claims for both sex and disability discrimination?
Sometimes it’s easy to lose the forest for the trees. Continue reading
IRS to CDC: Hold our drink. Check out the new 41-page COBRA subsidy resource for employers
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I imagine that drink to be Ensure or Ovaltine, possibly Caffeine Free Coke Zero if things get nuts. Continue reading
OSHA to CDC: We hear you, dawg. We’ll update our face mask guidance too.
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Dawg, Eric?
Clearly, I’ve been watching too many American Idol and Pimp My Ride reruns. Continue reading