Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment

When it comes to avoiding claims of age discrimination, consider the optics

June 11, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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.

June 10, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

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

June 7, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

By Jfacew at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

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

I’m a wizard, apparently, plus four other employment law takeaways from yesterday’s SCOTUS decision.

June 4, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image by Ivorytowers from Pixabay

Damn, I’m good! Continue reading

Eminem’s take on federal anti-discrimination administrative exhaustion requirements. Probably.

June 3, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Mika-photography [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

“Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted – one moment. Would you capture it or just let it slip?“ Continue reading

“An employee who has suffered a heart attack has enough to deal with without having to face unlawful discrimination and unemployment.”

May 30, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image by InspiredImages from Pixabay

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.

Grab the tack hammer. It’s the ‘Tommy Boy’ of employment discrimination stupid.

May 29, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image Credit: Tommy Boy (screenshot from Vimeo.com)

Last week, I wavered about whether to include a line from Tommy Boy in a brief that I was drafting:

“I tell ya what. If you don’t know how to fasten your seatbelt, just raise your hand and I’ll have Tommy Boy here come back there and hit you in the head with a tack hammer.”

Ultimately, I decided that it was bad form. One could reasonably construe my use of that quote as antagonizing and bit snarky. Moi?!?

So, I’m using it for this blog post instead. Continue reading