Articles Posted in Hiring & Firing

We’re back! Today, at Noon ET, it’s The Employer Handbook Zoom Happy Hour: “Offboarding the C-Suite.”

September 30, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Remember when we used to hang out on Friday afternoons on Zoom and talk about employment law? It wasn’t as dorky as it sounds.

The Employer Handbook Friday Zoom Happy Hour Returns on September 30, 2022 at Noon ET

September 20, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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With Summer winding down, it’s time to knock the dust off my Zoom Pro account, pour a beverage, and bring back The Employer Handbook Zoom Happy Hour. Continue reading

In 2015, she sued for LGBT discrimination. One landmark SCOTUS decision later, she still lost.

August 10, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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The former part-time Director of Operations for a college hockey team was sure that her employer fired her because she was gay. Continue reading

This HR service provider “walked the walk” and defeated claims of age discrimination

August 3, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Some of the tenets of good HR compliance include documenting and communicating performance issues and taking additional formal steps to alleviate them. If those steps fail, the employer can proceed with termination, being sure to document the reasons supporting the final decision. Continue reading

Is it legal to fire someone for getting an abortion?

June 29, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Yesterday, we covered whether the Family and Medical Leave Act allows women who have an abortion to obtain leave for a serious health condition.

Today, we’ll talk about the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), which amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit employers from taking adverse employment actions “because of or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.” Continue reading

A federal appellate court made it difficult to blame ’20-’21 large layoffs on COVID-19

June 16, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Days since I’ve blogged about COVID-19 = 78 0. Continue reading

These free resources can help you avoid disability discrimination claims when hiring using artificial intelligence

May 13, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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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

Did a middle school break the law because it allegedly fired a teacher for discussing her pansexuality in class?

May 9, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Probably not. Continue reading

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