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The Employer Handbook BlogCan You Blame an Employee for Ending Religious Accommodation Talks When You Offered No Alternative?
A resignation letter can look like a tidy ending. This one left the school defending what happened before it arrived.
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The Most Expensive Severance Mistake You’ll Read About This Year
What happens when a severance agreement promises $680,000 per month for sixteen months—but the employer insists they meant $680,000 total? You get a contract dispute with eight figures at stake and a costly reminder that a few words can swing a deal from routine to ruinous. Continue reading
Share this post with someone who (mis)uses the term “salary exempt.”
Because I’m here to remind you (and tell them) that “salary exempt” generally means nothing unless the employee performs certain duties. Continue reading
It’s not often an employee has direct evidence of discrimination. But I found one that did.
A white man working as the general manager of a hotel claimed that his white supervisor engaged in racial discrimination when she terminated his employment.
Initially, I was skeptical. But not anymore. Continue reading
Should this employer have been able to predict future sexual harassment?
On August 16, 2019, an employee reported for the first time that a supervisor had made sexual comments to her that made her feel uncomfortable. The next day, management met with the alleged harasser about the allegations, and he resigned.
Problem solved, right? Continue reading
When an employer points out actual performance problems, it’s probably not a pretext for discrimination
I’ve seen my share of lawsuits in which plaintiffs use discrimination as an excuse for the performance issues that led to their termination of employment. Although. I have yet to meet a plaintiff-employee whom the defendant-employment can convince to dismiss his discrimination lawsuit because there was no discrimination to begin with.
This seems like a lawsuit that should have been dropped sooner. Continue reading
Rules for thee, not for me? Jury awards judge’s staff attorney a $1.1M religious discrimination verdict.
I did a double take when I received an email alert late Friday with the subject line: “BREAKING: Ohio Judge Hit With $1.1M Verdict For Firing Jewish Staff Atty.” Continue reading
Is it ok to terminate an employee, but then let them complete their FMLA leave?
Tell me what you think of this. Continue reading
I told you so.
I read another federal court opinion last night that reaffirms how important it is for employers to have effective antiharassment policies in their employee handbook.