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These are the red-light / green-light rules to filing a federal age discrimination lawsuit
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Over the weekend, I read this Sixth Circuit decision about a litigant who claimed that an employer discriminated against him based on his age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
But this was not your ordinary age bias case. Continue reading
FACT OR FICTION: Complying with ADEA disclosure requirements for a layoff means listing foreign non-U.S. workers too
It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post.” Continue reading
“Well, you’re kind of getting up there in years, you’re at retirement age, you go one way and the company’s going the other.”
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If I’m taking the plaintiff’s deposition, and I hear these words escape his lips when describing the termination meeting with this supervisor, well, I’m not sure how I would go about maintaining my poker face. Continue reading
VLOG time! The EEOC dropped some new-ish COVID-19 guidance for employers.
You can either read it here. Or, you can relax with a morning scotch latte and watch me explain it in this latest video from The Employer Handbook YouTube Channel. (Click here to subscribe).
Either way, enjoy! Continue reading
Must you consider transferring a problem employee before lumping him in a COVID-19 reduction in force?
I’m reminded of the Mötley Crüe hit Same ‘Ol Situation (S.O.S.). The actual lyrics have nothing to do with employment law — sexual harassment, maybe? — but I digress… Continue reading
10 million more reasons not to account for age when returning employees to work.
About a week or so ago, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reminded employers that federal anti-discrimination law does not require that businesses accommodate older workers due to their age if, for example, they need help returning to work. I wrote about that here.
But, here’s the thing. Continue reading
It’s okay to invite employees to request disability accommodations, plus other brand new EEOC COVID-19 guidance!
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As a best practice, and in advance of having some or all employees return to the workplace, are there ways for an employer to invite employees to request flexibility in work arrangements?
That’s the first of six coronavirus-related questions that the EEOC answered yesterday as part of its oft-updated “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.” Continue reading
Here’s that new CDC guidance for re-opening your business. Plus, we’ve get one heckuva Zoom chat coming on Friday!
Before we talk about this new CDC guidance, mark your calendars for Friday at Noon EDT.
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