Remember those “what’s wrong with this picture” games that we played as children? Something like this. Last night, I found the employment law equivalent from this recent Sixth Circuit opinion. [tl;dr: A colossal series of HR-compliance gaffes leads to a whopper of a jury verdict against the employer, which includes…
By Jfacew at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Let’s say that you learn that one of your employees is testifying as a witness in a discrimination case against another company in your industry. That doesn’t sit right with you. So, you tell this employee that you’ll fire him…
Evieliam [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia CommonsWhat I have for you today is anything but fine. I’ve got news of a recent EEOC settlement on behalf of two female employees of a general contractor working at an auto plant. The EEOC charges that a supervisor subjected the women to sexual…
Ken Lund from Reno, NV, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsNope. Madder. Here’s more from the EEOC’s press release announcing the $850,000 jury verdict. A federal jury rendered a verdict on Dec. 19, 2018 awarding $850,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to a female farmworker at [an employer] in…
Par Idibri — Flickr – https://www.flickr.com/photos/idibri/16217772928, CC BY 2.0, Lien Today, I’m going to tell you the story of a man that has now sued the same employer four times. It’s a bit like the Buffalo Bills of employment litigation, except the plaintiff here hasn’t suffered a fourth defeat…yet. Fake…
By dconvertini (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsI was going to begin this post by telling you more about my weekend trip to Nashville. But since I can hear the sound of thousands of pearls being clutched, I’m not going to bury the lede. A company…
By Timidonfire [Public domain], from Wikimedia CommonsRecently, Nike unveiled a new ‘Just Do It’ advertising campaign centered around former National Football Leauge quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Here is the first commercial that aired. Controversy. In the 49ers third preseason game of the 2016 season, Mr. Kaepernick did not stand during the…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/south-beach-miami-florida-sunset-891749/) In terms of workplace issues, #MeToo and sexual harassment have dominated the headlines in 2018. Most recently, John Oliver covered these subjects on his show and Jon Hyman has a robust discussion going on right now on LinkedIn in which I encourage you to weigh in.…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com (http://photofunia.com/results/5b4bb235089f7a22648b45a6) The answer may shock you! (But, it probably won’t.) Hey, friends. Thank you for the positive feedback on the end of last week’s Minarsky series. Although I like to keep my blog posts to something less wordy the War and Peace, sometimes, I get a little…
Image Credit: Pexels.com (https://www.pexels.com/photo/parking-parking-lot-underground-garage-2996/) A probation officer in Chicago sued her employer for discrimination and retaliation. At trial, she won her retaliation claim. While the case was on appeal, the plaintiff claimed that her boss threatened to hit her in the parking lot and, in a separate incident, coordinated with another co-worker…