Public Domain, Link Many people forget that federal anti-discrimination law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, contemplates reinstatement of an employee as a remedy for discrimination. But, before I get to that, I want to thank everyone who responded to yesterday’s blog post. If I did a…
Ischa1, Helder [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsA few days ago, I blogged about How does one of your employees actually prove discrimination in court? And I suppose that was a bit of a misnomer because there’s more to it. So, let’s talk about that today. Late last week, the Third…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/softball-baseball-ball-sport-game-372979/) We’re talkin’ softball. [cue music] Recently, I read about an EEOC settlement with a Maryland school that forked over $41,000 to settle a gender-discrimination claim. Here’s more from the EEOC’s press release: According to the suit, the [] School hired a male as head softball coach…
Execution Sling Hanging Hangman Knot Penalty Rope Many years ago, a man called me asking if I would represent him in a discrimination action against a company. Now, you know me. I’m a management-side lawyer. I write a blog called The Employer Handbook. But, then he mentioned that someone had…
Won’t you help little Ivy Meyer achieve her Girl Scout Cookies sales goal? It’s that time of year again. Coworkers have begun bombarding you with requests to purchase Girl Scout Cookies. So, in that spirit, let’s tackle: Whether unions will start organizing your workplace if you relax your no-solicitation policy…
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsToday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many will write about how our society continues to struggle with race relations and discrimination in the 50+ years since Dr. King’s famous “I have a Dream” speech (video; text). This past weekend didn’t help.…
By National Aeronautics and Space Administration – https://www.nasa.gov/sites/all/themes/custom/nasatwo/images/nasa-logo.svg, used on https://www.nasa.gov/ Former: Converted from Encapsulated PostScript at http://grcpublishing.grc.nasa.gov/IMAGES/Insig-cl.eps, Public Domain, Link Yes, even NASA gets sued for discrimination from time to time. Here is your proof. It’s a case about a really smart person who applied for a few positions…
Social Media Facebook Hand https://www.maxpixel.net/Social-Media-Facebook-Hand-3198088 Yet again, here’s another situation in which off-the-clock social media posts impact the workplace. Last night, I read this opinion, in which the plaintiff, a former janitor at a car dealership, claimed that his race motivated the general manager to demote him. The plaintiff’s evidence…
UnknownUnknown author [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia CommonsIf you know that one of your customers is getting all racist and handsy with employees, you have to do something about that. You know that, right? It would appear that one California employer didn’t get the memo. And the U.S. Equal Employment…
Image Credit:: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/halloween-halloweenkuerbis-faces-2770084/) I know that wearing blackface on Halloween is a bad idea. You know it too. And, now, so does Megyn Kelly. But not everyone got the memo. From blackface to pink slip. Like a nurse in Kansas City, reports Lisa Gutierrez at the Kansas City Star…