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New Jersey just banned NDAs in discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment settlements
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Well, it appears as though I may need to update my PowerPoint for a local New Jersey SHRM conference at which I am presenting tomorrow. Continue reading
A pharmacist claims that his employer should have accommodated his fear of needles. And he may be right.
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Over the weekend, I read a recent federal appellate court opinion about a pharmacist who alleged that his former employer discriminated against him by failing to accommodate his fear of needles. Continue reading
With more co-sponsors than ever and huge corporate support, will Congress finally vote to ban LGBT discrimination?
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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.
Evieliam [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
On International Women’s Day, the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team sued U.S. Soccer to demand equal pay.
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But, can the plaintiffs prevail? Continue reading
Your EEO-1 will now take 3.4 hours longer to complete
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This parking company may have assumed that a deaf applicant wasn’t right for a valet job. But, what happens when you assume? 🤔
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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.
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It’s never too early to conduct anti-harassment training
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