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The Employer Handbook BlogNo, my guy, your employer did not unlawfully stereotype your masculinity by firing you for sexual harassment.
I’m going to tell you about what may be the least self-aware employee. At least in recent memory. Continue reading
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As one person found out on Monday, it’s not so easy to prove sexual orientation bias when you’re straight.
One of the largest jury verdicts in recent memory for a claim of employment discrimination was a $25.6 million award to a white manager who alleged that her former employer fired her because of her race.
But these wins involving discrimination against the so-called “majority” are few and far between.
Just getting the case to trial is difficult. Continue reading
Could a shoddy investigation into a complaint of discrimination lead to a viable lawsuit by . . . the accused?
I’m generally skeptical when I read about lawsuits that individuals accused of discrimination bring against their former employers. Continue reading
A Tennessee man who claims he was fired from his job over tweets made in California can sue that person in Tennessee
I want to thank my co-presenters, Amy Epstein Gluck, Jonathan Segal, Gregory Slotnick, and everyone who attended the Zoom on Friday, November 10, 2023, when we discussed antisemitism and the workplace. We recorded it, and you can view it here on YouTube. Continue reading
“Oh, they paid you less than market value? Yes, we love your novel equal pay legal theory. Tell us more!”
If only a federal appellate court had reacted that way when a female plaintiff claimed an equal pay violation because she and other females were paid less than the “local industry standard.” But, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals wasn’t buying the ‘back-of-the-envelope math’ the plaintiff was selling.
Allow me to explain. Continue reading
In some places, federal antidiscrimination laws are much broader than you may realize
Last night, I read about a black female educator and school administrator who claimed that her employer agreed to pay for her to attend a training session but later reneged, instead offering to pay for her to attend in two years. So, she paid for it herself.
And then she sued her employer. Continue reading
Did you know that a bird — a macaw, specifically — can create a hostile work environment?
Last year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued a long-term care facility claiming that certain White patients/residents repeatedly directed offensive racial slurs at black nurses and nurse assistants, including “n—-r,” “coon,” “monkey,” and “Black b—–s.” One patient repeatedly told Black employees to “go back to Africa,” followed Black employees throughout the facility to racially berate them, and physically assaulted Black employees because of their race.
EEOC sues “Bark If You’re Dirty” pet store for sexual harassment and sex discrimination. Because of course.
I enjoy blogging about employment law. But occasionally, perhaps after a long day, I wish some of these blog posts would write themselves.
Last night, I got my wish. Continue reading
Could denying vacation requests be grounds for a . . . discrimination claim?!?
Many of you accumulate vacation days at work throughout the year. So did the plaintiff in this recent federal court decision. She alleged that when her employer denied her requests to use her unused, accrued vacation in 2018 and 2019, it discriminated against her based on her sex, seemingly because it allowed other men to use vacation on the dates she wanted.
Is that sex discrimination? Continue reading