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The Employer Handbook BlogChecking the Wrong Boxes on an EEOC Charge Has Real Consequences. This Case Is a Good Example.
She filed an EEOC charge. She just didn’t file the right one.
Might Your Sign-On Bonus Clawback Create an Overtime Problem? A Federal Court Just Answered.
Sign-on bonuses with clawback provisions are common. Their interaction with overtime pay calculations is not well understood. A federal court in Virginia just issued a ruling that every employer using these bonuses should read.
The $300,000 Mistake That Every Employment Defense Lawyer Should Read About
A jury awarded a sexual harassment plaintiff $831,028. The employer tried to knock that down to $181,028 using a Title VII damages cap. A federal appeals court just said: you waived it.
When a False Harassment Accusation Gets Your Employee Fired, Can You Be Sued for Defamation? A Federal Appeals Court Says Maybe.
Here’s a scenario HR nightmares are made of: an employee allegedly invents a sexual harassment accusation to eliminate a rival for a coveted position. The rival gets fired. The employer gets sued for defamation.
Fired a Medical Marijuana User After a Drug Test? A Pennsylvania Court Says Not So Fast.
Firing a medical marijuana user after a positive drug test may seem straightforward — until a federal court explains why it isn’t.
Next Week: Two Free Sessions. Two Topics You Can’t Afford to Wing.
HR professionals are known for their abundant free time and total absence of compliance anxiety, so naturally next week brings two more things to add to the list. AI hiring liability and immigration updates — back to back, Tuesday and Wednesday. Could be worse. Could be a conference.
Two colleagues of mine are tackling exactly these problems, and you should show up to both. Continue reading
A Good-Faith Accommodation Process Is Not Optional. This Complaint Explains Why.
Granting a religious accommodation request and then placing the employee on indefinite unpaid leave can itself be retaliation. A federal district court in Illinois recently refused to dismiss a Title VII religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit built on exactly that theory.
The Religious Accommodation Lessons Inside MLB’s Pride Night Controversy
Who would have guessed that the most interesting religious discrimination issue of the week would show up on a Major League Baseball field?
A coworker touched her three times. The first two reports didn’t count. The employer’s response to the third won it the case.
When a coworker grabs a colleague three times, a Seventh Circuit majority says a jury could find sexual harassment. The employer still won. The reason why is more useful to HR than the result.
Unpaid Leave Won This ADA Case. It Shouldn’t Be Your First Move.
An excellent teacher with a progressive disability wanted paid leave to get a guide dog. Her employer offered unpaid leave instead. A federal appeals court just said that was enough.