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NJ has some hella-crazy rules on using confidential documents to prove discrimination
Unless you practice law or operate a business in New Jersey, you just don’t know.
You, the naive reader, may assume that California is the state with the most employee-friendly laws. And, while that may be true, New Jersey isn’t too far behind. For example, back in 2010, the NJ Supreme Court recognized (here) in Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corp. that, under certain circumstances, an employee could legally swipe an employer’s confidential documents to prove her discrimination claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
But, late last month, the NJ Supreme Court revisited the issue…and the record scratched. Continue reading
1 crotch grab + 1 N-word + 1 threat + 4 sex slurs = 0 hostile work environments
You won’t find this one on the SAT’s. Continue reading
Hey, remind me, what is associational discrimination again?
We all know that the Americans with Disabilities Act makes its unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an individual on the basis of his or her disability. But, the Act has even broader protections for employees. Continue reading
Hey, there’s new pregnancy discrimination guidance from the EEOC
You can find it here.
I’d love to hang around and offer my commentary, but I’ve got a thing.
Image Credit: “Chevy Chase 1976” by photo by Alan Light. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
What the Supreme Court’s marriage-equality decision means for your workplace.
Ok, presumably, I’m not the only employment lawyer trying to apply the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to the employer-employee relationship. But, I can guarantee that this will be the best post you read about it today.
#noguarantees Continue reading
Update your job descriptions. Because, Americans with Disabilities Act.
A friendly reminder that, just because your job description might say what an employee is supposed to do, doesn’t mean that’s what your employee actually does. And, in an Americans with Disabilities Act case, here’s why that matters…
How to avoid a colonoscopy gone bad in your workplace
One of my very best readers, a true HR all-star, forwarded to me this article from Tom Jackson at the Washington Post, about a colonoscopy gone wrong. Actually, the procedure was a success. However, the patient hit record on his smartphone before the anesthesia kicked in. Continue reading
GOP proposes pregnancy discrimination bill. In other news, pigs fly.
Ok, to be fair, the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act (here), isn’t exactly the most progressive piece of legislation. Kinda like putting provolone on a cheesesteak; no Cheez Whiz here. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the PDAA yesterday to clear up the confusion arising from the Supreme Court’s opinion in Young v. UPS. Continue reading