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Yes, a man can have an (un)equal pay claim too. So how can a company defend itself?
The Equal Pay Act (EPA) prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee based on sex by paying lower wages than are paid to employees of the opposite sex for performing equal work. We usually see women assert EPA claims.
But men can have them too. Continue reading
The Women’s National Team settled its equal pay claims with U.S. Soccer for $24M.
About six years ago, five players on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) filed a Charge of Discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF). The women claimed that they were paid up to four times less than their male counterparts for doing basically the same job. Continue reading
500,000 dollars, err, reasons not to stereotype women in traditionally male-dominated industries
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When many people think of a “motorcycle enthusiast,” they imagine someone in sunglasses, a leather vest, jeans, boots, and lots of facial hair. And while that describes my Aunt Helen, most folks picture someone like the guy in the photo.
By the way, I don’t have an Aunt Helen. If I did, she’d likely consider me a great disappointment to the Meyer name as I don’t ride a motorcycle — unless the sidecar somehow counts.
Yep, yet again the Paycheck Fairness Act is dead again.
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Earlier this week, the Senate failed to advance a measure designed to promote gender pay equity called the Paycheck Fairness Act.
If this sounds familiar, it’s because I told you so. Continue reading
“Privileged white female ‘Karen’ caught on video verbally abusing an African American male” is now suing her former employer for discrimination
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Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Yesterday, one of my favorite HR people in the entire galaxy tweeted a link to this article from the AP. Continue reading
How could a 12-year-old statement breathe life into a claim for unequal pay? I’ll explain…
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Did you know that each time you pay someone less based on their gender, it is a separate violation of the law? Continue reading
Ok, so what employment-related claims can a man with a pregnant wife file?
Yesterday, I told you that a man couldn’t bring a pregnancy bias claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But, a bunch of you actual and aspiring employee-rights attorneys had ideas to prove me wrong.
Court: Shareholders and equity partners cannot sue for discrimination under Title VII.
One of the proudest days in an attorney’s legal career is making partner. There are two tiers of partnership in most law firms: (1) non-equity/contract partner; and (2) shareholder/equity partner. Ascending to that second shareholder tier means that you own part of the business. How cool is that?
But, if things eventually go sideways, the shareholder may be SOL. Continue reading
Trust me. It’s not a good look when the EEOC thinks that you haven’t hired a woman in over 30 years!!!
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I’m conflicted. Continue reading