Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment

NJ Supremes: You can’t shorten the time for employees to file discrimination lawsuits

June 16, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

About two years ago, I blogged here about this decision from the NJ Superior Court, Appellate Division, where the court held that an employer and employee could agree to shorten the statute of limitations on employment claims. For example, in Rodriguez v. Raymours Furniture Company, Inc., conspicuously placed in its application materials, was language requiring that any employment-related lawsuit against Raymours be filed within six months of whenever the claim arose. Thus, if one of these employees was later discriminated against, he would have to file his lawsuit within six months (rather than within two years, as New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination permits).

EEOC has some new pregnancy discrimination resources to feed your HR brain

June 15, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Head on over to the EEOC’s website (here) to check out:

HR 101: The Americans with Disabilities Act and the importance of good job descriptions

June 13, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Since all of you have mastered reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this post seems rather unnecessary.

Oh, that’s weird. Why is the there smoke billowing from my blog servers?

(Although that could still be there from last Friday).

30,000 reasons to review your job applications now for unlawful questions

June 9, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

There is a growing trend across the country for employers to remove job-application questions about criminal-record history. Ban the Box notwithstanding, other common job application no-no’s continue to trip up certain employers.

New EEOC lawsuit highlights the discrimination risks of mandatory flu shots

June 7, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Last week, the EEOC announced (here) that it had filed this lawsuit against a Massachusetts employer, in which it alleges that the company violated federal law when it refused to effectively accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs.

It’s a wicked pissah!

The EEOC wants your 2¢ before giving its 2¢ on national origin discrimination, which will be free

June 6, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Kinda like this blog. I’d settle for a sandwich to call it even. Maybe some ketchup packets.

It’s cases like this that tempt me to become a plaintiff’s employment lawyer

June 1, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Like when referring to the plaintiff (57) and his two co-workers (61 and 67), a boss allegedly remarks, “It’s time you got rid of those old son of a bitches.”

Age discrimination, maybe?

By the power of Title VII! Woman called “He-Man” loses gender-bias claim

May 26, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Look, no one forced you to read this. Or click on that video.

Got disability-leave questions? Two greats have your FMLA/ADA HR answers.

May 25, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Folks, if I were on a deserted island with no wi-fi, but just enough battery power and 4G LTE signal to stream one compliance webinar — welcome to deserted dork island — I’m tuning in to EEOC’s New Resource on Leave as an ADA Reasonable Accommodation: A Closer Look with EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum.

Company pays $250K to settle employee’s bias claim. The one where his manager maybe peed on him.

May 20, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Although, it could’ve been worse. Seeing as the going rate for poop discrimination is $2.25 million.