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The EEOC’s new General Counsel is targeting Antisemitism, Islamophobia. So should you.
Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Commission’s newest General Counsel, Karla Gilbride, told reporters that addressing discrimination in American workplaces relating to the Israel-Hamas skirmish is a top priority for 2024. Continue reading
A company must rehire a moonlighting comic it fired for his ‘inflammatory’ standup routine.
About a year ago, a media organization fired one of its reporters after it found his ‘inflammatory’ Instagram posts (NSFW) showing clips of his off-the-clock standup comedy routines.
Last week, an arbitrator, who found some of the reporter’s jokes ‘funny,’ ordered the company to rehire him. Continue reading
Eric, you forgot to tell us if ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie.
Gosh, in all the excitement of switching and starting a new law firm, I totally forgot to post the poll results from “Is ‘Die Hard’ a Christmas movie?”
Even with DIRECT EVIDENCE of discrimination, the employee’s race bias lawsuit was DOA
I’m not the biggest fan of progressive discipline policies, which can often be too restrictive. Plus, deviations and inconsistencies in their application are ammunition for a plaintiff claiming discrimination to get to trial. But, when companies apply these policies to the letter, they create a formidable defense to these claims.
Here’s your annual reminder not to misjudge and stereotype when employees with disabilities may be a “direct threat” to others.
You’re not a doctor.
(Unless you’re a doctor.)
So don’t act like one when deciding which of your employees may be a direct threat to others at work.
(Unless you like defending Americans with Disabilities Act claims). Continue reading
New employment laws may not just expose employers to liability; they may double it!
Among the top employment issues that companies will need to navigate in 2024 is enforcing laws that have more recently taken effect.
What’s next? I’m a founding partner of one of the largest law firm launches in American legal history.
I am thrilled to share that I am one of the founding partners of a new, technology-driven, full-service law firm called Pierson Ferdinand, LLP.
These were the most read posts of 2023. Plus, a MAJOR announcement coming on Friday…
“You keep reading; I’ll keep writing.”
Nine times out of ten, that’s how I close my replies to readers of this blog who email me. Continue reading