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D-I-S-M-I-S-S-E-D! Court punts Playboy-posing cheerleader’s bias claims.
[If you listen carefully, you can actually hear the sound of page-hits and prurient reader interest cascading at The Employer Handbook. It’s got a little funky Salt n’ Pepa beat to it…] Last May, I slobbered over blogged here about a former Indianapolis Colts’ cheerleader who sued the team claiming…
Horseshoes, hand grenades and….FMLA eligibility?
And here I thought close only counted in the first two… Who knew that close enough is good enough under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when meeting the 1,250-hour eligibility requirement? Apparently, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in this recent decision. I’ll break it down and provide…
Employer wins lawsuit despite a “pattern of systematic sexual harassment”
In Mann v. Staples, Inc., a female employee received unwelcome comments about her appearance and physique, was kissed and groped, and called a “skank ass bitch.” The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, described this as a “pattern of systemic sexual harassment” — one in which the alleged harasser appeared…
The 3rd Circuit’s new FLSA joint-employment test…in HAIKU
I just re-read yesterday’s blog drivel. What the hell was that?!? As much as I do love the two great tastes that taste great together, that was an utter FAIL and I vow never to incorporate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups into a blog post again. Unless, of course: (a) a…
Peanut butter cups for everyone! Thank you, Third Circuit!
After seeing Fatboy Slim perform in a bubble at the Olympics Closing Ceremony, I had trouble falling asleep last night. I tossed. I turned. But, I eventually drifted off into a deep sleep; a wonderful slumber. I dreamt that the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided two cases under the…
There are employee perks. And then there are Google-employee perks…
Yesterday, I came across this article from Meghan Casserly on Forbes.com, which discusses the benefits that Google provides its employees and their families. One of my favorite bloggers in the HR/employment-law space, Mark Toth, lives by the mantra that companies that really love their employees are the best places…
Appeals court revives disability bias claims of one-handed bus driver
Tammy Rosebrough was born without a left hand. In September 2007, she applied for a cook position at Buckeye Valley North High School. However, due to a shortage of bus drivers, the school encouraged Rosebrough to become a bus driver. Rosebrough accepted. Rosebrough claimed that, during her training, her trainer…
What do Ravishing Rick Rude and sex discrimination have in common?
A federal court described Charles “Chuck” Wolfe, a crew superintendent in of an all-male construction crew, as a “world-class trash talker” and a “master of vulgarity.” One of the members of Wolfe’s crew was Kerry Woods, a straight male. Woods claimed that his supervisor, Wolfe another straight man, had engaged…
Facebooking about “naked Twister” may doom one’s sexual harassment claims
And some of you wonder why I enjoy blogging about HR and employment law. More after the jump… (What I won’t do for my loyal readers….) In Targonksi v. City of Oak Ridge, the plaintiff, a former police officer with the City, alleged that her former employer had permitted her…