Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/photos/secret-hidden-message-1142327/) Well, it appears as though I may need to update my PowerPoint for a local New Jersey SHRM conference at which I am presenting tomorrow. Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law this bill, which makes any non-disclosure provisions in an employment contract or…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/photos/syringe-medical-finger-957260/) Over the weekend, I read a recent federal appellate court opinion about a pharmacist who alleged that his former employer discriminated against him by failing to accommodate his fear of needles. The Americans with Disabilities Act (and similar state laws) require that an employer reasonably accommodate…
Image Credit: https://pixabay.com/en/pride-gay-nyc-new-york-city-flag-2444813/ There is a sure-fire way to avoid the uncertainty of when and how the Supreme Court may — legal jargon in 3…2…1… — adjudicate LGBT rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And that’s to pass a law making LGBT discrimination at work…
Evieliam [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia CommonsWhat I have for you today is anything but fine. I’ve got news of a recent EEOC settlement on behalf of two female employees of a general contractor working at an auto plant. The EEOC charges that a supervisor subjected the women to sexual…
By [1] – originally posted to Flickr as USWNT Celebrates Uploaded using F2ComButton, CC BY 2.0, LinkFriday was International Women’s Day. It was also the day that 28 members of the United States women’s soccer team filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) in federal court alleging violations of the Equal Pay…
J.s.ross [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia CommonsYou can address your ‘thank you’ note to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. What is the EEO-1? Since 1966, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has required that employers with one hundred or more employees file with the EEOC…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/vectors/attendant-car-parking-service-148647/) Imagine that you operate a valet parking service at a large hotel and you’re looking to hire a parking attendant. Your 10 am interview arrives. You say, “good morning.” He responds in sign language. He’s deaf. A deaf parking attendant?!? What do you do? What if he wants…
Edward Lear [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons***cracks knuckles*** Can salary history justify different paychecks? The Ninth Circuit said that’s no “factor other than sex.” But, after the deciding vote died. The Equal Pay Act opinion ink dried. So the Supreme Court decided, it’s nixed.
Liz [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsLast week, my friend, Jon Hyman, had a nice post on his Ohio Employer Law Blog entitled, “If you want to stop workplace harassment, start by educating our children.“ If, after reading the title of his blog post, it’s in any way unclear what…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/softball-baseball-ball-sport-game-372979/) We’re talkin’ softball. [cue music] Recently, I read about an EEOC settlement with a Maryland school that forked over $41,000 to settle a gender-discrimination claim. Here’s more from the EEOC’s press release: According to the suit, the [] School hired a male as head softball coach…