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The Employer Handbook BlogHow does one of your employees actually prove discrimination in court?
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Alright, fine. I’ve got a little something to say about this. Continue reading
The time has come to re-rank my cereal cabinet. Let’s do it ‘Rocky’ style!
A few years ago, I hit the pause button on HR compliance one day to address a far more critical matter; namely, ranking the contents of my cereal cabinet.
Since then, the Bloggerdome has a new kitchen, a new cereal cabinet, and mostly new cereals. Continue reading
The EEOC held a ‘top secret’* meeting with business groups yesterday and I’ve got all the details.
And by ‘top secret,’ I mean ‘public’ where anyone can attend.
I didn’t attend because I don’t trust the blogmobile with the valet, among other reasons. Fortunately for us, however, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was kind enough to summarize this “Industry Leaders Roundtable Discussion on Harassment Prevention.”
New Jersey just banned NDAs in discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment settlements
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Well, it appears as though I may need to update my PowerPoint for a local New Jersey SHRM conference at which I am presenting tomorrow. Continue reading
A pharmacist claims that his employer should have accommodated his fear of needles. And he may be right.
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Over the weekend, I read a recent federal appellate court opinion about a pharmacist who alleged that his former employer discriminated against him by failing to accommodate his fear of needles. Continue reading
U.S. Department of Labor flips the bird for FMLA-eligible employees who then try to decline FMLA leave
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With more co-sponsors than ever and huge corporate support, will Congress finally vote to ban LGBT discrimination?
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There is a sure-fire way to avoid the uncertainty of when and how the Supreme Court may — legal jargon in 3…2…1… — adjudicate LGBT rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
And that’s to pass a law making LGBT discrimination at work unlawful.
Speaking of which… Continue reading
NJ is now THIS CLOSE to legalizing recreational marijuana. Here’s what that means for employers.
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Three HR lessons from a supervisor’s alleged knuckle-dragging savagery.
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