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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
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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
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
A customer’s preference for an employee of a certain gender usually does not justify sex discrimination — even at a strip club.
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Hypothetically, if I were to go to a gentlemen’s club, I would expect to see women dancing on stage for money. That’s what goes on there, I’m told. Continue reading
Can you fire a supervisor accused of sexual harassment without investigating first? Yep.
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Today, I want to tell you about a lifeguard who worked for several years for an employer in Washington, DC.
This great federal court decision I read offers seven keys to a proper severance agreement
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A lawyer claimed that his employer had discriminated against him based on his race, color, gender, and age, when it terminated his employment and filled a position nearly identical to that which he held prior to his termination with a younger, African-American woman. So he sued.
Oh, I forgot one important fact. By the time he sued, the lawyer-plaintiff had already signed a severance agreement and release (the “Release”). Continue reading
Her resignation letter described a “great experience” at work. Then she sued for hostile-environment constructive discharge.
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Monster’s advice is pretty spot on. Except, that is, when the individual later decides to assert claims of hostile work environment and constructive discharge.
Because, as you’ll find out in this post, nothing undermines those claims like a thoughtful resignation letter. Continue reading
Hooters 2.0? EEOC says that a lingerie store can’t refuse to hire male salespeople
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A few decades ago, some men sued Hooters Restaurant, claiming that the purveyor of chicken wings, burgers, beer, and shapely female servers in tight, revealing outfits, was discriminating against males who were denied employment as servers.
That case resolved in 1997, with Hooters serving up a multi-million dollar settlement and opening up a few gender-neutral positions at the restaurant.
But, not servers. Continue reading