Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/network-cable-ethernet-plug-1027307/) Last September, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a multi-month leave of absence is never a reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act. That’s all well and good for employers in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. But, what about the rest of us? For…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/pride-gay-nyc-new-york-city-flag-2444813/) It took the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about 50 years to recognize that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protected employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. Now, in less than three years since the agency’s groundbreaking decision in 2015, two federal appellate courts have joined…
Image Credit: By Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA (00033816) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsOver the weekend, I read Jon Wertheim and Jessica Luther’s article at SI.com (NSFW – language), which describes a workplace that for many women was flat out scary AF. A “locker room culture.” I’m not talking about…
Photo by PhotoMIX Ltd. from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/marketing-desk-office-tablet-106341/ Hold up a sec. I’m dizzy. A win for Google. Earlier this week, Team Cool a/k/a the employment-law blogger community, began to report that the National Labor Relations Board had dismissed unfair labor practice charges against Google. And not just any old charges. No,…
Finger Indicate Poking Designate To Point Show (Image Credit: http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Finger-Indicate-Poking-Designate-To-Point-Show-427537) This post doesn’t deliver as much earth-shattering HR compliance as it does clickbait. But, since you’re here, hang out for a bit why don’t you? (Ok, I’ve got a few tips for you at the end.) The plaintiff in Squitieri…
Facebook Mobile Texting Smartphone Facebook Lite (Image Credit: http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Facebook-Mobile-Texting-Smartphone-Facebook-Lite-3021068) During a week-long vacation from work, a Pennsylvania woman claims that some colleagues logged into her Facebook account from work and reviewed her Facebook Messenger messages, among other things. The woman further claims that when she returned to work from vacation, her…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com If that ugly pink jawn looks familiar, (1) you must have recognized him from a previous post on this blog, (2) you’re creeping me out, but (3) thank you for reading my blog. Back in May, I wrote about an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit that the…
By No machine-readable author provided. Moberg assumed (based on copyright claims). [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsAt least she didn’t have too many personal belongings to pack up. (Too soon?) TheGrio.com has all the details (here): The New York Times fired a writer just hours after they had hired her after they learned…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com It’s been a while since we addressed the legalization of medical marijuana in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and what that means for employers. It was about two years ago to be precise. Last October, I presented on this topic at the SHRM Lehigh Valley “annual” October Conference. …
Image Credit: Pixabay.com Let’s get you caught up on all the news from the past few days. Sunday. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sued Harvey Weinstein in state court. The purpose of the lawsuit is to “hold accountable Harvey Weinstein, his brother Robert Weinstein, and the company for which…