Image Credit: Photofunia.com In a statement issued earlier this week, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced that he would “not rest” until Congress passed “historic legislation to end forced arbitration.” I have a feeling Mr. Nadler is going to be pretty tired. But, let’s see what this is all…
By David Shankbone – Own work, CC BY 3.0, Link Yesterday’s post was all about the breadth of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). We addressed a situation in which a plaintiff alleged that her employer fired her for seeking an abortion. The court concluded that, if true, the employer’s actions would…
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay A Louisiana woman claimed that, back in September 2017, she told her employer that she had become pregnant and that she was planning on having an abortion. The woman then alleged that, during her time off from work, the company violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act…
Photo via Good Free Photos Short answer: No. Slightly longer answer: No, you jerk, of course not! In a few hundred more words, I’ll explain why. New Jersey: Lovers of pork roll and equal rights; haters of ‘gaydar’ comments from supervisors. The genesis for this blog post is this press…
U.S. Government [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsIt took nearly two years for the Senate to vote on Janet Dhillon, President Trump’s nominee to Chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. However, last week, the Senate finally confirmed Ms. Dillon. So, not only does the EEOC have a new leader, but…
I’ll be the first to admit that, if I were watching this video in real time, I would have missed it. Missed what? A Chicago Cubs fan flashing what the team determined was an ‘offensive hand gesture associated with racism’ on live tv. That fan has since been banned from…
Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay I live and work about 100 miles northeast of Baltimore, MD. I don’t have my finger on the pulse of everything that’s going on in the Charm City. However, I do know that the City’s 50th mayor, Catherine Pugh, had a bad run there…
TrafficJan82 [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsOh, I thought you had the answers. Fine, I’ll teach the class today. Could alcoholism be a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act? Yes, alcoholism can be a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The EEOC notes here that the ADA may protect…
EverythingSuperMario [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia CommonsThen, maybe just give up and move on with your life. I want to tell you a story. It’s about a woman in Ohio, well-educated woman in Ohio. You see, this woman initially graduated from college in 1996 with a degree in journalism. In…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/illustrations/oops-reminder-post-note-sticker-1432954/) You just approved leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act for your employee so that she can attend to her sick mother who is in the emergency room at the hospital. You used the Notice of Eligibility and Rights & Responsibilities — good for you…