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Bad things often happen when employees feel they have to resort to self-help

Like one-man bands. Or, retaliation lawsuits, for example. Ms. Nuness is our plaintiff in this case. Ms. Nuness alleges that she is a female African-American who worked for her former employer for about 14 months. During her employment, the plaintiff worked alongside a male Caucasian co-worker who had been counseled, from…

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Bank VP’s Facebook rant that Trump can “buy” and “sell” the Obamas didn’t end well, you guys.

The good news for this employee is that her viral Facebook post earned her an award. The bad news is that the “award” was “Racist of the Week.” The ugly news — well, other than the post itself — was that the employee lost her job and likely impaired her ability to…

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Before you hit the reset button on all those changes you made for the DOL Overtime Rules…

Did you have a nice Thanksgiving holiday? How many of you gave thanks to that federal court in Texas for entering a nationwide injunction on the DOL overtime rules? Glass half-full (of old, stinky wage-and-hour milk). On the one hand, most of you got what you originally hoped for. That…

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Federal Judge Stops U.S. Department of Labor’s Overtime Rule

In a massive stroke of irony, a federal judge  —  one appointed by President Barack Obama — entered a nationwide injunction Tuesday to stop the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act overtime rules that would have taken effect on December 1, 2016. In March 2014, President…

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Company tried to “sprinkle a little salt” on its worksite; pays $50K to the EEOC.

Are you guys old enough to remember that old NFL Films Dial ‘M’ For Moron bit? What can I say? I’m a sucker for the classics. Well, it’s all I could think of after reading this EEOC press release, highlighting a recent race discrimination and retaliation action against a car dealership because…

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Could ‘mansplaining’ create a gender-bias claim? It’s direct evidence of it says one court!

If you’re: (a) new to social media; (b) don’t watch Jeopardy; or (c) haven’t hung out on Jezebel, you may be unfamiliar with what ‘mansplaining’ is. Mansplaining defined. Mansplaining is where a man explains something to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing. In Tucker v. Johnson…

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Are your company’s anti-bullying measures working? I’d like to hear from you.

About a week ago, I read an article on The Players’ Tribune from Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson. It’s called “Let’s Talk About Bullying,” and you can read it here. Imagine this from a 6′ 1″, 225 lb. professional football player: Bullying and discrimination: six in one hand; half dozen…