Articles Posted in Gender

A “too cute” employee, her boss’s ex-Playmate wife, and maybe some sex discrimination

August 25, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

Honestly, I generally try not to resort to clickbait ledes or trending terms like Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Solar Eclipse, Game of Thrones finale spoilers, and leaked Apple iPhone 8 images, to increase web traffic. That’s beneath a professional ***fart*** blogger like me.

But, since you’re here, please form a single-file line. My servers can only handle so many of you at a time.

Thank you. Continue reading

The best way to prepare your workplace now for President Trump’s new Religious Freedom Executive Order

May 5, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

Yeah, that’s basically it. Keep calm and carry on. Continue reading

Hold up! Wait a minute! A federal judge just stayed Philly’s new salary-history law.

April 21, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

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It may not have occurred exactly as I’ve depicted above. Although, this accompaniment foreshadows a strong second career in musical direction for the Bloggerking, amirite? Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE(ish)! Philly Chamber sues to block new law banning job interview questions about salary history

April 7, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

Earlier this year, Philadelphia passed a law banning employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary history. In that blog post, I foreshadowed a possible lawsuit from business groups to block the law, which would otherwise take effect on May 23.

Could ‘mansplaining’ create a gender-bias claim? It’s direct evidence of it says one court!

November 15, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

If you’re: (a) new to social media; (b) don’t watch Jeopardy; or (c) haven’t hung out on Jezebel, you may be unfamiliar with what ‘mansplaining’ is.

My 2 cents on President-Elect Trump’s impact on HR-compliance in 2017. (Literally, worth 2 cents)

November 10, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

I’ll open this post with a haiku. Because, I feel like we could all use a haiku.

President-Elect
For HR, what will he do?
Not a stinkin’ clue!

A new SHRM study should have employers reexamining their policies on parental leave

October 11, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

On average, organizations gave mothers 41 paid days of maternity leave, compared with 22 paid days of paternity leave for fathers. That statistic comes from 2016 Paid Leave in the Workplace, a survey recently conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management.

Does this disparity demonstrate discrimination against men?

Soon, all employers may be forbidden from asking about a job applicant’s salary history

September 12, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Last month, Massachusetts passed a new law, which will take effect in July 2018, and make it illegal for employers to ask about a job applicant’s salary history before making an offer of employment. As Stacy Cowley at The New York Times reports (here), the impetus for the new law is to reduce the wage gap between men and women:

By barring companies from asking prospective employees how much they earned at their last jobs, Massachusetts will ensure that the historically lower wages and salaries assigned to women and minorities do not follow them for their entire careers. Companies tend to set salaries for new hires using their previous pay as a base line.

Now, three members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, the first woman to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), plan to introduce similar legislation federally.

Do-over! Employer avoids a discrimination claim by rescinding employee’s termination

August 18, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Get back to where you once belonged.

Here are the 3 biggest workplace compliance concerns for the next year? No. 2 will SHOCK you!

July 14, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

No it won’t. But, I do like click-bait.

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