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I’ve been doing this employment law thing for many years now. It’s gotten to the point where little surprises me anymore.
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Articles Posted in Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment
EEOC hauls in over $5M from two employers accused of pregnancy discrimination. Here are some ways to keep your money.
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Read on to see how your business can avoid being part of this exclusive club. Continue reading
Survey says that artificial intelligence may actually promote bias, rather than help to eliminate it
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Wait, what?
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Not every offhand comment, slight, and insult is a federal lawsuit.
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Meet “John” the firefighter. Continue reading
A case for progressive discipline
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I’m going to start this by saying that I’m not a big fan of progressive discipline. (More on that in a bit.) Continue reading
Court denies man’s pay-disparity claim because, yep, he was paid more than the women. 🤦
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I don’t remember much from law school.
“Meyer, quick! Name three of ’em!”
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Discrimination. It ain’t rocket science. Well, except when it is.
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Yes, even NASA gets sued for discrimination from time to time. Continue reading
Wait, what? What did that store’s general manager just say about the applicant with a hurt arm?
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Remember the employer that got socked with a six-figure jury award when it refused to allow a cashier to consume two bottles of orange juice from the store’s refrigerator to avoid slipping into diabetic shock?
Welp, that employer apparently has not yet mastered the Americans with Disabilities Act. Continue reading
The woman who worked for a sex-toy store has … wait for it … a sex-plus claim.
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On most days, I blog for you, my readers, to educate you on new legal issues and to keep you ahead of the HR-compliance curve.
This is not most days.
This GM’s Facebook posts weren’t enough to sink his employer, but you may not be so lucky.
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Yet again, here’s another situation in which off-the-clock social media posts impact the workplace. Continue reading