“I see your ‘two free slurs’ rule, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and I raise you one shout out to the Third Reich, alright Hoss?” Ok, you got me. The Fifth Circuit, which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, didn’t actually use those words, exactly. But, what the Court did say…
I know what some of you are thinking, “Seems more like a Tuesday topic to me.” To you folks I say, “Get the hell out of here! YOU’RE NUTS!!!” Ok, you’re right, let’s start over. One of the exotic dancers at a Georgia gentlemen’s club got preggers. Wait. Do the…
Yesterday, with my good buddies Casey Sipe and Jessica Miller-Merrell from Blogging4Jobs.com, I presented a webinar on the interplay between the Family and Medical Leave Act, state workers’ compensation laws, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The key word in the last sentence being “interplay.” (By the way, if you want to…
In a world, where an employee cannot prove age discrimination after getting fired for playing golf during his medical leave, comes the story of a pharmacist *** dramatic pause *** who wouldn’t give flu shots. While we wait for Hollywood to greenlight this movie — I’m thinking Gary Oldman as the pharmacist and…
See what I did there? (Yes, folks, it was either that or a riff on clown’s mouths and windmills). When the plaintiff, in this case, took leave from his job after ankle surgery, he did so with certain medical restrictions on his physical activities. Thus, when the company learned that…
What the hell are you talking about, Eric? Why would we make an independent contractor sign a release of employment claims before starting work for our company? So glad you asked. Although, I’m not sure I like your tone. *** takes pills *** Many years ago, Allstate Insurance restructured its business,…
Yesterday, I read about a woman who alleged that her former employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it fired her from her “armed security guard” position because of a medical condition. This notwithstanding that, in her complaint, the plaintiff admitted to being presented with pictures taken of her which appeared to show…
Even a few stray remarks can land your business in hot water…as one employer recently learned. More after the jump… * * * A cashier at a store in Mississippi was promoted to lead associate just a few months after her employment began. A few years later, the lead associate…
Remember that blog post I had from July of last year, the one you contemplated getting tattooed on your back. Yeah, you know the one. This one, silly. About the Fundamentalist Christian, who, upon filling out his new-employee paperwork, refused to provide a social security number because it would cause…
I’ve got some apples reverse sex discrimination on the menu today. How you like dem apples? More after the jump… * * * (At the last minute, after a deep internal debate which cost me at least 12 brain cells. I decided to save Karma Chameleon for another post.) The EEOC announced…