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The Employer Handbook BlogIn at least one court, employees don’t need doctors to establish ADA disabilities
How broad is the Americans with Disabilities Act‘s definition of “disability”? Continue reading
They wanted to hire “Ken and Barbie.” What they got was a discrimination lawsuit instead.
Today, we will have a lesson on the differences between “direct” and “circumstantial” evidence of discrimination. Continue reading
Just because a manager is a crude jerk doesn’t mean he broke the law too
It takes a lot to establish what the law considers a hostile work environment. A former warehouse manager learned this lesson the hard way when a federal judge dismissed her complaint with prejudice before she even got the chance to take any discovery. Continue reading
Unions: Fad or Trend? Join Jon Hyman and me on Zoom on October 14, 2022 at Noon ET. It’s FREE!
American support for labor unions is at its highest level in over 50 years, and most non-union workers would consider joining a union. Continue reading
Can an alleged harasser sue a workplace investigator for defamation if the report says not-so-nice stuff?
Here’s a situation that may arise from time to time. Perhaps, you’ve dealt with it too. Continue reading
We’re back! Today, at Noon ET, it’s The Employer Handbook Zoom Happy Hour: “Offboarding the C-Suite.”
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 lawyers, man, sometimes they screw everything up.
That’s the vibe I got from reading this recent Fifth Circuit decision affirming the lower court’s dismissal of age discrimination claims. Continue reading
Do attorneys who use cannabis legally nonetheless risk violating the Rules of Professional Ethics?
Last night, just as I finished revising my Expert Analysis submission on workplace drug testing to Law360, another new Law360 article on cannabis use caught my eye. Continue reading
Need a way to neutralize a supervisor’s potentially biased employment decision? I’ll give you two.
I can’t tell you how to get toothpaste back in the tube. However, I can offer two ways to avoid losing a discrimination lawsuit when a biased supervisor recommends terminating a direct report. Continue reading