By Matt Popovich uh (https://unsplash.com/photos/UVe-5ZyDdAE) [CC0], via Wikimedia CommonsShout out to Chris Opfer at Bloomberg Law. Chris reported yesterday that the U. S. Department of Justice filed this brief with the United States Supreme Court in this case, in which it argues that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…
CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Before I get to the Halloween, I’m assuming that if you won last night’s Mega Millions jackpot, you probably have better things to do than read this blog post. If however, you did win, congratulations! And, by reading this far into the blog post, you agree…
Image Credit: Flickr.com (https://www.flickr.com/photos/keithallison/27388069805) //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js And it’s only Tuesday! On Thursday at 3 pm ET, I’ll be participating in a free 1-hour webinar with my friends at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. This one is a “Roundtable Discussion: Navigating LGBTQ+ Issues in the Workplace.” CLE credit is available. You can register for the event…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com Every so often — not, “if I had a nickel” often, but every once in a while — someone hits me up for my two cents on firing an employee who is on FMLA or some other form of protected leave for [fill in the reason]. And…
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 Highway Patrol Images (Code 3 combination LED & rotating beacons) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsHold on, let me proofread that. Employee makes racist Facebook posts, and company must pay him $100,000. Yep, that’s it. How’s that work anyway? Everton Bailey, Jr., writing at the Oregonian, explains: An…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/survey-poll-pencil-icon-checkbox-3286948/) “Change is taking place, but organizational culture must continue to evolve. ” That’s one takeaway from the study that SHRM released earlier this month as part of its “Harassment-Free Workplace Series.” “We have a long way to go.” That’s my takeaway from the study. Many of the statistics…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/metoo-women-harassment-sexual-2859980/) On October 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano urged socal media user to share their stories of sexual harassment using the hashtag #MeToo. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Of course, you have. As have the millions of others who have used the hashtag since. This post goes…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/cartoon-boy-child-character-cute-2602989/) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is a federal law that makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate based on age against anyone who is 40 or older. Got that? 40 or older. This recent federal opinion involves an age retaliation claim that a 32-year-old employee asserted…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/pregnant-woman-pregnancy-mother-735393/) I feel awful about the Red Sox eliminating the Yankees not blogging for you on Wednesday. So, today you get a double shot of The Employer Handbook. This one is about pregnancy discrimination. Specifically, a recent federal court opinion where the issue was whether an employer…