Across the country, many states and localities have enacted ban-the-box legislation. In a nutshell, ban the box means that employers cannot inquire about an applicant’s criminal history until after the first job interview. For example, Philadelphia has ban the box. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania does not. Still, Pennsylvania does have…
General Zod is not impressed More on this case after the jump… * * * Carlyn Johnson was diligent and hard-working. As a security guard, he had a reputation of never refusing an extra shift. Indeed, his Kryptonian strength, x-ray vision, and invulnerability dependability earned him the nickname, “Superman.” Notwithstanding…
What if… I’m just saying, what if you could attend an event — a free event, with breakfast — and you get to hear me speak for an hour and fifteen about social media in the workplace and other hot workplace issues, and then grill me during a Q&A? That would…
Seems one employer may not have received the memo. Now, the EEOC is taking aim. More on this and some tips for employers to avoid pregnancy-accommodation traps, after the jump… * * * Over the summer, the EEOC issued new guidance on accommodating pregnant employees. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act doesn’t…
Remember that Americans with Disabilities Act case involving Walgreens and the $1.39 bag of chips. In that one, the store appeared to really step in it by firing a diabetic who ate a bag of chips from the store without paying for it. The employee claimed that she needed the chips for…
Have you noticed a theme here at the blog this week? I mean, other than the crappy posts. Well, that and the crotch grabbing. It’s been all about religious discrimination. Good ahead, scroll down the page, there they are. And yesterday, the Supreme Court announced that it is going to…
Remember yesterday, when I was talking about religious accommodations, I said, “Treat all religions equally.” That same rule applies to casting out the evil devil of religious discrimination generally. Church! After the jump, from my bloggerdome pulpit, I’m preaching my religion: employment law. All ye harassers, there is still time…
After scoring a touchdown on Monday night, Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah dropped to his knees and prayed. Kinda like this. As Kevin Draper at Deadspin.com reports (here), a tweet from Abdullah’s brother further confirmed that the player’s post-TD celebration was a Muslim prayer. Except the referees responded with…
Ok, technically, he was a “parking services officer.” But, he was working in a police department. And when you work in a police department as an officer, the odds are that you’ll need some weapons training. Well, cue the jump where we learn whether a police department has to accommodate…
The opinion contains the words “fingered,” “genital area,” and “sexual assault,” plus an allegation that the assailant tried to hit the plaintiff with her car in the mall parking lot. But, the court concluded that there was no sexual harassment, because none of these events “affected the conditions of her…