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Another court has ‘weighed in’ on whether obesity is a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Hey, who just took revoked my license to blog? Continue reading
Articles Posted in Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment
Three employment law lessons from Harvard University’s decision to revoke the admission of a Parkland shooting survivor
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For something the school just learned that he did two years ago. Continue reading
Could a judge force you to provide anti-harassment training if you create a hostile work environment? Maybe not.
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The jury awarded her zero point zero dollars, and a federal appellate court concluded that the company should not be required to conduct anti-harassment training.
WTH?!? Continue reading
I come bearing HR-compliance gifts for you today
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Two of them, actually. Continue reading
When it comes to avoiding claims of age discrimination, consider the optics
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For example, consider a lawsuit that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a few weeks ago. Continue reading
Does your sexual harassment training include this important topic? If not, it should.
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More than ever, American workplaces are emphasizing diversity by targeting hires of different races, religions, ethnicities, genders, cultural and educational backgrounds, work experience, etc. This variety promotes different viewpoints, better problem-solving, a just a more dynamic workplace. Generally, this results in businesses attracting better talent, reducing turnover, and improving the brand and reputation.
But, with different backgrounds may come a different appreciation of social norms.
I have an example for you.
Retaliation can come in many shapes and sizes
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Let’s say that you learn that one of your employees is testifying as a witness in a discrimination case against another company in your industry. That doesn’t sit right with you. So, you tell this employee that you’ll fire him if he testifies.
Is that legal? Or is that, perhaps, retaliation? Continue reading
“An employee who has suffered a heart attack has enough to deal with without having to face unlawful discrimination and unemployment.”
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Continuing yesterday’s HR Compliance 101 theme, I revisited the EEOC Newsroom and found a recent release that addresses some considerations for when you have an employee that needs leave from work to treat for an illness.
Today’s lesson is a pragmatic and compassionate approach to providing accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.