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Is it ok to ask a lesbian co-worker to use her ‘gaydar’ to determine whether a new client is also gay?

May 14, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Short answer: No.

Slightly longer answer: No, you jerk, of course not!

In a few hundred more words, I’ll explain why. Continue reading

A heterosexual employee sued for sexual-orientation discrimination. Really?!?

April 24, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Oh, did I mention that the plaintiff was the HR Manager?

Bruh…

Why was there an employment law trending on Twitter yesterday? Oh, I think I know.

April 23, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the prohibition against sex discrimination in Title VII also covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

In other words, are there LGBT legal rights in the workplace? Continue reading

Imagine being forced to re-employ the person who claims that your company discriminated against her.

April 10, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Public Domain, Link

Many people forget that federal anti-discrimination law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, contemplates reinstatement of an employee as a remedy for discrimination. Continue reading

On Equal Pay Day, let’s take a closer look at what’s being done to address pay disparity.

April 2, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Today is Equal Pay Day. Continue reading

With more co-sponsors than ever and huge corporate support, will Congress finally vote to ban LGBT discrimination?

March 14, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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There is a sure-fire way to avoid the uncertainty of when and how the Supreme Court may — legal jargon in 3…2…1… — adjudicate LGBT rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

And that’s to pass a law making LGBT discrimination at work unlawful.

Speaking of which… Continue reading

On International Women’s Day, the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team sued U.S. Soccer to demand equal pay.

March 11, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Friday was International Women’s Day. It was also the day that 28 members of the United States women’s soccer team filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) in federal court alleging violations of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Why? Because the women get paid less than U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team.

But, can the plaintiffs prevail? Continue reading

Your EEO-1 will now take 3.4 hours longer to complete

March 6, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

J.s.ross [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

You can address your ‘thank you’ note to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Continue reading

Yesterday’s United States Supreme Court Equal Pay Act decision — in a limerick.

February 26, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

Edward Lear [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

***cracks knuckles***

Sometimes you can favor women over men for a job; other times it’ll cost you $41,000

February 20, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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We’re talkin’ softball. Continue reading

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