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The Employer Handbook Blog2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris just floated ‘the most aggressive equal pay proposal in history.’
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The House passed the Equality Act to protect LGBT rights at work. Here’s why it won’t become law.
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Allow me to explain.
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Is it ok to ask a lesbian co-worker to use her ‘gaydar’ to determine whether a new client is also gay?
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Short answer: No.
Slightly longer answer: No, you jerk, of course not!
In a few hundred more words, I’ll explain why. Continue reading
A heterosexual employee sued for sexual-orientation discrimination. Really?!?
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Oh, did I mention that the plaintiff was the HR Manager?
Bruh…
Why was there an employment law trending on Twitter yesterday? Oh, I think I know.
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The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the prohibition against sex discrimination in Title VII also covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
In other words, are there LGBT legal rights in the workplace? Continue reading
Imagine being forced to re-employ the person who claims that your company discriminated against her.
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Many people forget that federal anti-discrimination law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, contemplates reinstatement of an employee as a remedy for discrimination. Continue reading
On Equal Pay Day, let’s take a closer look at what’s being done to address pay disparity.
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With more co-sponsors than ever and huge corporate support, will Congress finally vote to ban LGBT discrimination?
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There is a sure-fire way to avoid the uncertainty of when and how the Supreme Court may — legal jargon in 3…2…1… — adjudicate LGBT rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
And that’s to pass a law making LGBT discrimination at work unlawful.
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On International Women’s Day, the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team sued U.S. Soccer to demand equal pay.
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But, can the plaintiffs prevail? Continue reading
Your EEO-1 will now take 3.4 hours longer to complete
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