Articles Posted in Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment

Now THIS right here is some hecka-cold retaliation (allegedly)

April 18, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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It’s one thing to terminate an employee for complaining that she is being sexually harassed at work. But, when you (allegedly) fire her son and fiancé too without justification, that’s stone cold!

Not that Stone Cold.

But, according to the EEOC, it’s pretty darn bad. Bah Gawd! Continue reading

Bookmark This: Starbucks and a lesson on leadership and accountability

April 17, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

Screenshot taken from https://news.starbucks.com/views/a-follow-up-message-from-starbucks-ceo-in-philadelphia

Starbucks was riding a pretty good HR streak in 2018. Among other things, the coffee giant had attained 100% gender and racial equality and announced investments in paid leave. Yep, things were lookin’ really good for Starbucks.

Then, last week, things got really bad. Continue reading

Happy (?) Belated Equal Pay Day

April 11, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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I’ll be honest. Not only am I late by a day in recognizing Equal Pay Day, but I don’t know the etiquette.

Is it “happy”?

I can’t imagine why anyone would be happy about it. Heck, I just Googled and was immediately shown “11 Gender Wage Gap Statistics That Will Scare The Crap Out Of You.” Continue reading

Very special FMLA/ADA greetings from Huntsville, Alabama

April 10, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

I took this picture. Not bad, eh?

Filed under: “Didn’t think I’d be saying that in 2018.”

But, it’s all good.

I am grateful to Ben Eubanks and the Northern Alabama Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management for this opportunity to debut my new and improved “My Employees Can Miss How Much Work?!? Managing the Challenges of Leave Under the FMLA and ADA?” to a fantastic audience of HR professionals in Huntsville, AL today.

Stereotype or not, firing a French waiter for acting rude probably doesn’t violate the law.

April 2, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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A couple of readers suggested that I blog today about a waiter in Canada fired for “combative and aggressive” behavior, err, behaviour towards other staff. The waiter has a simple defense, one that he has raised in a civil rights complaint.

He’s French. Continue reading

NJ is about to pass a HUUUUUUUUUUUGE gender pay equity bill. Are you ready for it?

March 28, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

I, Ruhrfisch [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 2.5 or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Very soon, a New Jersey employer will have to pay men and women the same pay and benefits for performing substantially similar work. Continue reading

A New Orleans Saints Cheerleader claims players get better treatment and that’s discrimination

March 27, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

By robbiesaurus (Flickr: Saint’s Cheerleaders with Saint Bernard) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

But, is it really discrimination if football players get preferential treatment over cheerleaders? Continue reading

What Dallas’ zero Super Bowl rings this century can teach you about ADA essential job functions

March 23, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Did you know that the Super Bowl MVP, Philadelphia Eagles (backup) Quarterback Nick Foles, has more playoff wins in the last three months (3) than the Dallas Cowboys have in the past twenty years (2)?

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