Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment

With more co-sponsors than ever and huge corporate support, will Congress finally vote to ban LGBT discrimination?

March 14, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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There is a sure-fire way to avoid the uncertainty of when and how the Supreme Court may — legal jargon in 3…2…1… — adjudicate LGBT rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

And that’s to pass a law making LGBT discrimination at work unlawful.

Speaking of which… Continue reading

Three HR lessons from a supervisor’s alleged knuckle-dragging savagery.

March 12, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Evieliam [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

What I have for you today is anything but fine. Continue reading

On International Women’s Day, the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team sued U.S. Soccer to demand equal pay.

March 11, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Friday was International Women’s Day. It was also the day that 28 members of the United States women’s soccer team filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) in federal court alleging violations of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Why? Because the women get paid less than U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team.

But, can the plaintiffs prevail? Continue reading

Your EEO-1 will now take 3.4 hours longer to complete

March 6, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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You can address your ‘thank you’ note to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Continue reading

This parking company may have assumed that a deaf applicant wasn’t right for a valet job. But, what happens when you assume? 🤔

February 28, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Imagine that you operate a valet parking service at a large hotel and you’re looking to hire a parking attendant. Your 10 am interview arrives. You say, “good morning.” He responds in sign language.

He’s deaf.

A deaf parking attendant?!?

Yesterday’s United States Supreme Court Equal Pay Act decision — in a limerick.

February 26, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Edward Lear [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

***cracks knuckles***

It’s never too early to conduct anti-harassment training

February 25, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Liz [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Last week, my friend, Jon Hyman, had a nice post on his Ohio Employer Law Blog entitled, “If you want to stop workplace harassment, start by educating our children.” Continue reading

Sometimes you can favor women over men for a job; other times it’ll cost you $41,000

February 20, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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We’re talkin’ softball. Continue reading

Will this time be the charm for some workplace bills recently reintroduced in Congress?

February 19, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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There are a couple of new(ish) workplace bills pending in Congress. Would you like to hear more about them?
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Let’s be clear about this: a hangman’s noose is RACIST

February 13, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Execution Sling Hanging Hangman Knot Penalty Rope

Many years ago, a man called me asking if I would represent him in a discrimination action against a company.

Now, you know me. I’m a management-side lawyer. I write a blog called The Employer Handbook. But, then he mentioned that someone had hung a hangman’s noose at his job site. He had pictures.

And he had my full attention. Continue reading