After the jump, what employers can learn from a possibly botched drug test and the failure to hire a Rastafarian (Or an excuse for me to make gratuitous True Romance references). * * * Many employers drug test job applicants. Floyd (played by a young Brad Pitt), once motivated…
I had every intention of watching the President address the Nation last night. I really did. But, then I got sucked into the Director’s Cut of The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island, the one where the Washington Generals show up first and replace all the confetti with lice. Then poor Lovie…
That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post.” Oh, if I had a nickel for every time I got this question from an employer, “Hey Eric. We have…
I couldn’t make this set of facts up if I tried. More after the jump… * * * Pay attention, Hollywood Ok, here goes nothing… According to the court’s opinion, Dr. Sharon Waltz worked on and off for Birmingham Healthcare, Inc. and Synergy Medical Solutions, Inc., for a little over…
About a year ago, I blogged here about a dreadful Sixth Circuit opinion, in which the court concluded that the plaintiff may have a discrimination claim for receiving the specific transfer he requested (after having interviewed for the position). Now, if you read the comments on my post, you’ll see…
Over the weekend, I joined a Facebook thread discussing a recent federal court complaint filed in Texas by a former Saks employee, Leyth O. Jamal. Ms. Jamal claims that Saks violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against her because she is transsexual. Saks claims (here) that…
Or, at least, when you honestly believe that one of your employees is masturbating in the parking lot. (Unless, of course, you’re like by buddy Fred, who operates Parking Lot Self-Gratification, LLC). Let’s just pretend that parenthetical remained in my head, ok? After the jump, it’s a lesson on the…
I tell you, folks. When a school janitor, the plaintiff in this case, claimed that the school principal uttered the words in the lede above, I felt a stirring within. Literally, the second those words (allegedly) formed on the principal’s lips, my Spidey Bloggy-senses told me that I’d be able to…
Whether you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act — so, like, all of us — or not, work can suck. Bosses can be jerks. But, if an employee with a disability requests a transfer away from a jerk boss, must the company provide it? Find out after…
So just how did the employer snatch victory from the jaws of defeat after botching a diabetic employee’s request to work a modified schedule? Find out after jump… * * * An employee needs an accommodation to save her life. Back in 2011, the EEOC announced (here) that it had…