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What the Supreme Court’s Transgender Girls’ Sports Ruling Means (and Doesn’t) for Your LGBT Policies
The Supreme Court just ruled on whether transgender athletes can play girls’ high school sports. If you’re scanning this for a new Title VII rule for your LGBT employment policies, save yourself the trouble: there isn’t one.
After Yesterday’s SCOTUS Ruling, Every Election Is an Employment Law Event
The Supreme Court just eliminated 91 years of job security for commissioners and board members at federal agencies like the EEOC and the NLRB. The practical consequences for employers are bigger than the headlines may suggest. Continue reading
How Inviting Employee Dialogue Created a Religious Discrimination Case
You’ve probably seen the headlines. Two flight attendants fired for posting about the Equality Act, a Ninth Circuit reversal, and the usual takes about religion vs. LGBTQ rights in the workplace. Here’s what those takes mostly missed.
Checking 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