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More employers now are using software, algorithms, and artificial intelligence to make smarter hiring decisions. There’s nothing inherently unlawful about that.
Except, consider this. Continue reading
Articles Posted in Hiring & Firing
Healthcare CEO gets fired after viral TikTok video altercation with a boy in a red dress, sues Kathy Griffin.
I’ll take “blog post titles that I never thought I’d be using in 2022 ever” for $500. Continue reading
Two gifts for employers from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is providing strategies for employers to expand employment opportunities for workers with unemployment gaps. And there’s also a double-secret EEO-1 Component 1 Report filing extension.
Can an employee legally be fired for using over-the-counter CBD products?
Last night, I read this federal court opinion where a defendant, sued after firing a plaintiff who used CBD for her disability, got the entire case dismissed.
So, let’s talk about how and why. Continue reading
2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open
In case you somehow missed the EEOC’s big announcement – I cut the ribbon – all private-sector employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors with 50 or more employees meeting specific criteria have until May 17, 2022 to submit workforce demographics, including data by race/ethnicity, sex, and job categories. Continue reading
No, this sign that your boss posted in the breakroom is NOT legal.
Image Credit: u/AMasterfulWriter on Reddit.
Not even in Kentucky. Continue reading
This manager’s April Fool’s Day prank backfired MONUMENTALLY!
Imagine showing up to work last Friday only to have your boss tell you that you are fired, laugh, and walk off. Continue reading
Don’t ruin your arbitration agreements by doing this…
Some of you require your employees to sign agreements requiring them to arbitrate employment claims — other than claims of sexual harassment or abuse, of course. Continue reading
POLL RESULTS: Should you fire an employee for supporting Vladimir Putin?
Suppose your company receives a complaint from an employee that one of his co-workers is voicing support for Vladimir Putin. The company investigates and validates the complaint. Can you fire the co-worker? Sure. We covered that yesterday. But that wasn’t the tricky question.
Should the company fire the Putin supporter? Continue reading