By U.S. Government – Extracted from PDF file here., Public Domain, Link On April 25, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC…
Image Credit:: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/halloween-halloweenkuerbis-faces-2770084/) I know that wearing blackface on Halloween is a bad idea. You know it too. And, now, so does Megyn Kelly. But not everyone got the memo. From blackface to pink slip. Like a nurse in Kansas City, reports Lisa Gutierrez at the Kansas City Star…
Image Credit: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/KIPP-teacher-fired-arrested-racially-remarks-13300013.php?ipid=hpctp#photo-16316860 Remember yesterday’s post? If not, then out of concern for you, I suggest that you see a doctor. Because after all, we’re talking about a post from just one day ago. Either way, to get you back up to speed, yesterday I blogged about an employer that was required…
By Missatikamekw [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia CommonsI wouldn’t quite know how to describe the feeling if that were the moniker placed on my business. So, I’ll just go with the opposite of this. In stark contrast to the close call that was the behavior described in yesterday’s blog post,…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/south-beach-miami-florida-sunset-891749/) In terms of workplace issues, #MeToo and sexual harassment have dominated the headlines in 2018. Most recently, John Oliver covered these subjects on his show and Jon Hyman has a robust discussion going on right now on LinkedIn in which I encourage you to weigh in.…
By Ethan [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsBack when the WWE was the WWF, there was a tag team that were the heels of professional wrestling: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff. Goddammit! Like three-quarters of you have already clicked away. The rest of you, stick with me, I’m building to a crescendo.…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/cartoon-character-waiter-idea-2947794/) A couple of readers suggested that I blog today about a waiter in Canada fired for “combative and aggressive” behavior, err, behaviour towards other staff. The waiter has a simple defense, one that he has raised in a civil rights complaint. He’s French. ***cracks knuckles*** Does the…
Pattie on Flickr (“In an antique shop window” https://www.flickr.com/photos/piratealice/3082374723)//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Even if you operate an antique shop, this sign is not a good look for your business. So, as you can imagine, the State of Illinois wasn’t too cool with one of its local employment agencies taking out an advertisement in…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com Filed under: WTH HR I don’t have a SHRM-CP or a SHRM-SCP. Heck, I don’t have any HR certifications whatsoever. All I have is my Juris Doctorate ***Googles “Juris Doctorate”*** Yes, that’s what I have. And I specialize in employment law to boot. At least that’s what it says in my…
Allow me to explain. When is a lateral transfer a discrimination lawsuit? [cue music] Today’s lesson comes from the DC Circuit’s recent decision in Ortiz-Diaz v. HUD. Here’s how the appellate court summarized the facts and issues: Samuel Ortiz-Diaz was a criminal investigator in the Office of the Inspector General at the…