Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment

Tweet today with the EEOC about the Americans with Disabilities Act #EEOC4NDEAM

October 28, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

I’ll be at the SHRM Lehigh Valley Annual Conference today presenting “What’s Hot at the EEOC…and How to Avoid Getting Burned!” with the EEOC’s Mary Tiernan.

If you’re at the conference, stop by ~~with pizza and beer~~ and say hello with pizza and beer.

However, if you can’t make it, ~~Domino’s delivers~~, and you still want to get your Equal Employment Opportunity learn on, then there’s this from the from the EEOC:

Court gives cold shoulder to frostbite as an ADA disability

October 23, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

See that lede right there! That’s journalism, baby!

After the jump, let’s talk about what it means to have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act.

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The employer who wanted to “bring color” into the workplace; brought lot$a green to the plaintiff instead

October 22, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

I’m talking about a $620,000 jury verdict and nearly $165,000 in attorney’s fees.

Let’s discuss reverse-race discrimination after the jump…

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The one thing HR can’t afford to do if an employee reports a noose

October 17, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

One employer appears to have screwed up royally. Click through to find out how.

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The Employment Law Blog Carnival: Halloween Edition #ELBC

October 16, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

Three nights ago…

Eric: How many bags of Halloween candy do you think we need this year?

Wife: Our neighbors said last year they had ten.

Everything HR must know about the Supreme Court’s ’14-15 docket

October 14, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

Coming up during this term, the Supreme Court will decide seven cases relating to HR compliance. To put this into proper perspective, if you were to award a point for every forthcoming Supreme Court decision, that would be seven more points than the entire New York Giants team scored against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

[Yep, still basking in the glow].

Anyway, for more on these important cases affecting your workplace, Philip Miles has you covered here at Lawffice Space.

Getting fired for bringing a gun to work probably isn’t discrimination

October 13, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

But, hey, what do you have to lose by filing the lawsuit anyway, right? I mean, it can’t end up worse than the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football.

(Oh yeah, I went there).

More after the jump…

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Federal appellate court foils the age discrimination claims of “Superman”

October 9, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

General Zod is not impressed

More on this case after the jump…

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EEOC, NLRB & Me: Mark your calendars for November 12, you guys

October 8, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

What if…

I’m just saying, what if you could attend an event — a free event, with breakfast — and you get to hear me speak for an hour and fifteen about social media in the workplace and other hot workplace issues, and then grill me during a Q&A?

That would suck, right? Because, apart from the breakfast, who wants to hear me speak for an hour and fifteen minutes?

Remember that a duty to accommodate may exist after childbirth

October 7, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

Seems one employer may not have received the memo. Now, the EEOC is taking aim. More on this and some tips for employers to avoid pregnancy-accommodation traps, after the jump…

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