A federal law called the Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace receive equal pay for equal work. The jobs need not be identical, but they must be substantially equal.
While women often seek relief under this statute, a state government agency learned the hard way that “equal pay for equal work” applies to underpaid men, too. Continue reading
Remember that AT&T ad campaign a few years ago where the mobile network provider touted how cell phone users should not have to settle for mediocre phone service?
In the workplace, however, “just ok” may be good enough when responding to employee complaints of harassment.
Hey, I’m not saying employers should aspire for “just ok,” but it can defeat a sexual harassment lawsuit.
“Uh, Eric, don’t you mean the superior candidate?” Continue reading
Among the top employment issues that companies will need to navigate in 2024 is enforcing laws that have more recently taken effect.
I’m going to tell you about what may be the least self-aware employee. At least in recent memory. Continue reading
One of the largest jury verdicts in recent memory for a claim of employment discrimination was a $25.6 million award to a white manager who alleged that her former employer fired her because of her race.
But these wins involving discrimination against the so-called “majority” are few and far between.
Just getting the case to trial is difficult. Continue reading
I’m generally skeptical when I read about lawsuits that individuals accused of discrimination bring against their former employers. Continue reading
I want to thank my co-presenters, Amy Epstein Gluck, Jonathan Segal, Gregory Slotnick, and everyone who attended the Zoom on Friday, November 10, 2023, when we discussed antisemitism and the workplace. We recorded it, and you can view it here on YouTube. Continue reading
If only a federal appellate court had reacted that way when a female plaintiff claimed an equal pay violation because she and other females were paid less than the “local industry standard.” But, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals wasn’t buying the ‘back-of-the-envelope math’ the plaintiff was selling.
Allow me to explain. Continue reading
Last night, I read about a black female educator and school administrator who claimed that her employer agreed to pay for her to attend a training session but later reneged, instead offering to pay for her to attend in two years. So, she paid for it herself.
And then she sued her employer. Continue reading
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