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The Employer Handbook Blog29 Absences, 120 Late Arrivals, and an HR Discrimination Claim That Punched Out Early.
Her job was tracking employee attendance. Unfortunately, someone was tracking hers, too.
Articles Posted in Race
Title VII Bans Discrimination and Retaliation, Not Stressful Offices or Difficult Bosses
The employer offered him $400,000 to stay. He still claimed that workplace stress, microaggressions, and an abrasive executive amounted to race discrimination.
Two Judges Just Volunteered to Kill a 50-Year-Old Discrimination Standard
An employee’s attempt to end fifty years of discrimination-law precedent went nowhere on appeal. But, two of the three judges who rejected it wrote separately to say they’d take another case just to do it.
One and Done: Why the EEOC Couldn’t Prove “Ongoing” Harassment
One racial slur wasn’t enough to put a company on notice. A federal appeals court explained why and upheld the jury’s verdict for the employer.
A $10+ Million Verdict Against SHRM. A Second Fight Over Who Pays It.
Last year, a jury hit the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the professional association many HR practitioners look to for certifications and guidance, with a $10 million punitive damages verdict. Now its own insurance company says that’s SHRM’s bill to pay, not theirs.
The EEOC Just Broke Ground on EEO-1’s Funeral 🪦
On July 21, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted, publicly, to kill sixty years of federal race, sex, and national origin reporting. Cue the sad violins. This is happening.
A Supervisor’s Anti-BLM Comments Weren’t Enough to Prove Race Discrimination
An employee accused his manager of anti-Black bias over comments made eight months earlier. A federal appeals court said the comments were about politics, not race, and the case fell apart.
She Called Equity Training Racist. Her Own Words About a Black Employee Said Otherwise.
She said the training singled out white employees as inherently racist. Her own testimony said otherwise, and that’s what sank her case.
“The Cliques Aren’t Going Anywhere” Is Not a Defense to a Hostile Work Environment Claim
An employer investigated a racial harassment complaint, offered a transfer, and watched the harassment continue. A federal appeals court just sent the hostile work environment claims to a jury.
Checking the Wrong Boxes on an EEOC Charge Has Real Consequences. This Case Is a Good Example.
She filed an EEOC charge. She just didn’t file the right one.