Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment

Justices Alito, Gorusch, and (Thurgood) Marshall share the same views on … religious accommodations?!?

April 7, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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I know, right? Shocking!

But it’s true, and I’ll explain why. Continue reading

Gas up the Bugatti for the commute! Pennsylvania has relaxed its private sector restrictions on teleworking.

April 6, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Come on, Eric! Yesterday, you blogged about Philly, and now this. What’s with all the Pennsylvania posts this week? Continue reading

Court rules its ok for a winery worker to wear “Cellar Lives Matter” apparel.

April 1, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Imagine a non-union widget factory in which widget makers want to unionize. As part of the unionizing campaign, one of the widget makers decides to wear a vest on which he writes “Widget Lives Matter.” Management is concerned that this vest is racially insensitive, will foster employee dissension, and potentially become a PR nightmare. So, it orders the employee to remove the vest.

Is this legal? Continue reading

Employers that operate in THIS state can require workers to get vaccinated

March 29, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Several states are taking steps to forbid employers from requiring that workers receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Separately, I know of at least two pending lawsuits that employees have filed. I already blogged about one of them here. The other is pending in a federal court in California.

But it’s the California of the East a/k/a New Jersey that has taken a much different approach. Continue reading

This pre-COVID case underscores how telework will often be a post-COVID reasonable accommodation

March 26, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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An employee’s perception of the workplace is critical to gaining an accurate picture of what the actual workplace is like.

Do you agree? Continue reading

Will (reverse) vaccination discrimination be the next big thing?

March 25, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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The Miami Heat made news twice yesterday. First, the rumor mill has the franchise closely tied to a deal for Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry. Of course, my beloved Philadelphia 76ers are also in the mix to bring the Villanova grad back home to the City of Brotherly Love.

But the bigger Miami Heat news is that vaccinated fans will soon have their own sections at Miami Heat games. Continue reading

I’m no racist! My diabetes and spiking blood sugar made me say the n-word.

March 15, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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A high school basketball announcer was caught on a live microphone uttering a racial slur about the girls of the Norman basketball team, who had taken a knee during the national anthem.