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The Employer Handbook BlogThe best way to prepare your workplace now for President Trump’s new Religious Freedom Executive Order
Yeah, that’s basically it. Keep calm and carry on. Continue reading
Articles Posted in Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment
Because of Sex.
…and because that title has a better ring than “Court Concludes Plaintiff Failed to Establish a Hostile Work Environment as a Matter of Law.” Continue reading
A trucking company agrees to pay $65K, because it didn’t hire an amputee to drive its trucks
Yep, we’re gonna continue yesterday’s discussion of how stereotyping and false assumptions can create yuuuuuuge Americans with Disabilities Act problems for employers. Continue reading
Fear of the Ebola Monster, and acting on other stereotypes, can create scary ADA lawsuits
There are three types of disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act:
- a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (an “actual disability”), or
- a record of a physical or mental impairment that substantially limited a major life activity (“record of”), or
- an actual or perceived impairment that is not both transitory and minor (“regarded as”).
It’s the “regarded as” prong that I’m going to address today with a little help from the EEOC and Yo Gabba Gabba. Continue reading
Court says setting salary based on pay history is ok. Just don’t base salary on gender. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
When you have a man and woman performing the same job, you pay ’em the same. Otherwise, you’re violating the Equal Pay Act. Except, an employer can argue that a pay differential is lawful when it’s “based on any other factor other than sex.” Continue reading
Even one bad comment may create a hostile work environment, says Second Circuit
With all due respect to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, I’m glad, at least for this month, that I don’t practice there. Continue reading
Hold up! Wait a minute! A federal judge just stayed Philly’s new salary-history law.
It may not have occurred exactly as I’ve depicted above. Although, this accompaniment foreshadows a strong second career in musical direction for the Bloggerking, amirite? Continue reading
It’s the last thing you want to hear at your employee-client’s deposition
Yesterday, at approximately 5:18 PM EDT, all of the associates at my law firm received the same email. It was from one of my partners, encouraging them to sign up to receive daily updates to this blog via email.
“You will learn something from him nearly every day of the week,” wrote my partner.
So, let’s see if we can teach them something — something, other than Eric knows how to make one hella-creepy selfie saltbae gif.
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Join me for a free ACA / ADA / FMLA event next month!
Do employee-leave issues and ACA woes have you feeling like this?
Well, next month, my friends at Kistler Tiffany and I have got your back. We’re presenting two free, live seminars to help you tackle your ACA, ADA, and FMLA issues.
- The first will be on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM in Berwyn, PA.
EXCLUSIVE(ish)! Philly Chamber sues to block new law banning job interview questions about salary history
Earlier this year, Philadelphia passed a law banning employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary history. In that blog post, I foreshadowed a possible lawsuit from business groups to block the law, which would otherwise take effect on May 23.