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What form of discrimination do juries hate most? (But, you’re probably doing the least to address.)
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A former federal judge once told me that of all the forms of employment discrimination that juries hate, bias against military personnel tops the list. Continue reading
How NOT to handle an employee’s return to work from heart surgery.
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It’s quite another to insist upon work restrictions.
The former is caring; the latter may be discrimination based on a perceived disability. Continue reading
A substitute teacher was fired for allegedly filming porn in a high school classroom. Let’s have a lesson on background checks.
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Ew! We need bleach and a dumpster fire for the school supplies! Continue reading
72 police officers in trouble over offensive Facebook posts is your wake-up call to reeducate employees about responsible social media.
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I’m typing this post in Las Vegas at the 2019 SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition. Several years ago, the intersection employee use of social media and HR compliance spawned several sessions on the topic. I should know; I delivered many of them.
In 2019 however, that topic seems played out.
But, make no mistake about it, employee abuse of social media is still a big problem for many workplaces in the United States. Continue reading
Even a sex museum must try to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
A former employee of the Museum of Sex in NYC is suing for sexual harassment.
Can a marijuana dispensary be responsible for a manager’s sexual harassment?
Or, stated differently, does a federal anti-discrimination law even cover a business that operates illegally under federal law?
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Here’s a sneak preview of the outtakes from my ADA/FMLA MEGA session at SHRM19 in Las Vegas
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FOMO or Fear of Missing Out.
According to Google, FOMO is “anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.” Continue reading
HR, here’s what you need to know when determining whether your employee’s obesity is an ADA disability.
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Another court has ‘weighed in’ on whether obesity is a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Hey, who just took revoked my license to blog? Continue reading