Image Credit: Pixabay.com In 2019, the House of Representatives made history when it passed the Equality Act, a comprehensive LGBT rights bill. More than just workplace rights. The Equality Act would amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal anti-discrimination law for the workplace, to clarify that discrimination based…
pregnant woman by Adrien Coquet from the Noun Project If you missed The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour on Friday, head on over to The Employer Handbook YouTube Channel — be sure to subscribe while you are there — and check out the replay. Among the topics that Robin Shea…
Image by Alexander Ignatov from Pixabay Did you know that each time you pay someone less based on their gender, it is a separate violation of the law? “In other words,” said the Seventh Court of Appeals in this opinion, “a new cause of action for pay discrimination arises every…
pregnant couple by b farias from the Noun Project Yesterday, I told you that a man couldn’t bring a pregnancy bias claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But, a bunch of you actual and aspiring employee-rights attorneys had ideas to prove me wrong. You…you’ve got…
Photo by form PxHere One of your employees shows up at Human Resources with a laundry list of complaints. It must be one of those days that end in a “y.” This employee — let’s call him ‘Plaintiff’ because we know that’s how the court will refer to him eventually…
Pole Vault by Mister Pixel from the Noun Project The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, AARP, and National Employment Lawyers Association think so. So, let’s discuss. Sixth Circuit: Age bias means age must be the sole reason for an employment decision. About a month ago, the Sixth Circuit Court of…
Image Credit: Photfunia.com Last Friday, I had a great time with special guest Abigail Morrow on The Employee Handbook Zoom Office Hour. (If you missed it, check out the replay here on The Employer Handbook YouTube Channel.) So let’s run it back this Friday at Noon ET on Zoom. This…
Doctor’s note by Milinda Courey from the Noun Project Whoa! Slow down! There’s an unusual amount of smoking billowing from the blog servers. Let me check on this, and I’ll be right back. Crisis averted. A sketchy doctor’s note. When you receive a doctor note from an employee, one or…
Image by 1shortdesign from Pixabay A few weeks ago, one of the EEOC Commissioners asked me what more the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could do to assist the HR community. Right at the top of my list was a request for additional guidance on how businesses can help employees…
CC BY-SA 3.0, Link What is a hostile work environment? We hear that phrase used a lot. But what does the law consider to be a hostile work environment? You won’t find the words “hostile work environment” anywhere in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal…