Two women who worked for a home healthcare company in Tennessee claimed that their religion motivated their employer to fire them. But from the jump, the plaintiffs had a problem. The complaint that they filed in court belied their claims. Continue reading
I’m unsure if we can top this past Friday’s edition of The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Happy Hour. Continue reading
I got an email last night from a U.S. Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission Commissioner. That email explained why the new “Know Your Rights” Poster that the EEOC touted in a new release was nowhere to be found for much of the day yesterday. Continue reading
Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced here that it had released an updated version of the existing “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster. Continue reading
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Yesterday, we discussed why employers must adopt comprehensive, well-known anti-discrimination policies. That way, victims know what to do to get their complaints of harassment addressed.
Today, we’re going to focus on the importance of a prompt employer response that is reasonably designed to end the complained-of behavior. Continue reading
Oooooh…this one is going to be really good! Continue reading
This one (unlike that one) wasn’t even worth five cents. Continue reading
How broad is the Americans with Disabilities Act‘s definition of “disability”? Continue reading
Today, we will have a lesson on the differences between “direct” and “circumstantial” evidence of discrimination. Continue reading
It takes a lot to establish what the law considers a hostile work environment. A former warehouse manager learned this lesson the hard way when a federal judge dismissed her complaint with prejudice before she even got the chance to take any discovery. Continue reading
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