Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment

Did this employer really sic attack dogs on a woman who complained about gender discrimination?

May 6, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Now, that would be some serious retaliation!

Survey shows working sole-breadwinner moms are far more likely to earn less than dads

May 5, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Yesterday, I blogged here about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s conditional veto of a bill which was intended to level the wage gap between men and women performing substantially similar jobs in the Garden State.

Serendipity.

Last night, I came across this survey from CareerBuilder, which examined the pay disparity between male and female sole breadwinners.

Governor Christie conditionally vetoes an equal-ish pay bill in NJ

May 4, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

There’s an equal-pay-for-women movement going on nationwide. Maybe you’ve heard of it. The most-commonly cited statistic is that full-time American female employees are paid only 79 cents for every dollar paid to men.

Locally, here in New Jersey (technically, I’m typing this post in Cherry Hill, NJ ~~in a diner located between two jughandles~~), the battle has waged on for some time. On Monday, on Governor Chris Christie’s desk sat a bill, which purported to foster equal pay for men and women.

He vetoed it.

EEOC: Not letting transgender employees use the restroom of their gender identity is sex discrimination

May 3, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Around this time last year, I blogged here about Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers. According to OSHA, “all employees should be permitted to use the facilities that correspond to their gender identity.” And, it’s up to the employee to determine for him- or herself “the most appropriate and safest option.”

It should come as no shock that the federal administrative agency tasked with enforcing anti-discrimination law has released a fact sheet, which reaches the same conclusions.

86 the “100% cured” policy for employees returning from FMLA leave

May 2, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

My other car is a minivan

Last Summer, I blogged here about how requiring an employee with a disability to stay out of work until 100% cured (i.e., a no-restrictions policy) automatically violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. As courts have described it, the policy does not allow a case-by-case assessment of an individual’s ability to perform essential functions of the individual’s job, with or without accommodation.

ADA violation…check!

But, what about having a 100%-cured policy for an employee taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

This sad, sobering video is a reminder that your company still employs knuckledraggers #MoreThanMean

April 27, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Most of you have either seen or heard about Mean Tweets from Jimmy Kimmel Live! That’s the segment where celebrities stand in front of the camera with smartphone in hand awkwardly reading the snippets of vitriol that Twitters users can spew about them in 140 characters or less. The celebrities have a good sense of humor about it. And the segment is generally good for some LOL moments.

Well, the folks over at Just Not Sports took Mean Tweets to another level with #MoreThanMean tweets.

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It’s hard to believe what may pass for age discrimination these days.

April 25, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Hi there.

Did you have a nice weekend? Overall, I did too. However, Saturday was rough. How rough? On a scale of 1-10, it was Chuck E. Cheese.

Sunday improved. Mildly.

But, now I’m in a coffee shop, sans kids, sans ball pits, costumed rats, and shopping carts. Instead, I’m nicely caffeinated, listening to a Spotify playlist of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All Time, wondering how House of Pain’s Jump Around didn’t make the list and punching out a blog post on age discrimination to you fine folks.

The one they called “Grumpy Old Bastard” lost his age discrimination case.

April 22, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Only law blog with this pic. Fo Shizzle.

If only someone would’ve created a Grumpy Old Men / Wu-Tang Clan mashup. ODB passing the verse to Walter Matthau…

Oh well, you’re stuck with me blogging about an age discrimination case from the Northern District of Indiana. At least I’m off of the FLSA soapbox…for now.