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On February 1, 2022, the first day of Black History Month, Brian Flores filed a bombshell class-action lawsuit in federal court. Continue reading
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In recent years, some states and municipalities have made it unlawful to discriminate based on an individual’s hairstyle because certain protected classes — usually Black women — receive unfair treatment based on inherent hair texture and protective hairstyles, like braids, locs, and twists. Why, yesterday, Tempe became the second city in Arizona to pass a hair discrimination ban.
There’s nothing explicit under federal antidiscrimination law, like Title VII, that outlaws hair discrimination. But, that hasn’t stopped the EEOC from pursuing related claims for race discrimination. Continue reading
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I’ll give you a few seconds to pick your jaws up off the floor before I continue. Continue reading
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I have a not-so-hypothetical situation for you. Let’s see how you handle it.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing an employer for race and color discrimination. And water is wet.
But what makes this one so 😲😨🤯? Continue reading
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Yesterday, one of my favorite HR people in the entire galaxy tweeted a link to this article from the AP. Continue reading
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Did I ever tell you guys about the wacky race discrimination case I defended involving a male fast-food franchise employee caught on video smacking a female co-worker? Continue reading
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You (soft) served up one pun too many, Eric.
Geez! I might have blown my chance at drafting press releases for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Then again, anything is popsicle when you’re the cream of the crop.
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Imagine a non-union widget factory in which widget makers want to unionize. As part of the unionizing campaign, one of the widget makers decides to wear a vest on which he writes “Widget Lives Matter.” Management is concerned that this vest is racially insensitive, will foster employee dissension, and potentially become a PR nightmare. So, it orders the employee to remove the vest.
Is this legal? Continue reading
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The Miami Heat made news twice yesterday. First, the rumor mill has the franchise closely tied to a deal for Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry. Of course, my beloved Philadelphia 76ers are also in the mix to bring the Villanova grad back home to the City of Brotherly Love.
But the bigger Miami Heat news is that vaccinated fans will soon have their own sections at Miami Heat games. Continue reading
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