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The Employer Handbook BlogA stray comment is probably not enough to lose a discrimination lawsuit. But, it can be enough to lose a job.
Just ask a Detroit TV news anchor with 26 years of experience and 15 Michigan Emmys. Continue reading
Twenty years later, a creepy “casting couch”-type scene from Toy Story 2 hasn’t aged well.
Youtube.com Screen Capture
You can watch it here on YouTube.
But, if you purchase Toy Story 2, you’ll no longer find the “blooper reel” scene where Stinky Pete promises two Barbie Twins a role in Toy Story 3.
$5 trillion says that LGBT discrimination at work is against federal law
Today, we’re taking a break from wage-and-hour compliance because I’m not sure that you can continue to handle that much fun. How else would you interpret so many people (un)subscribing to this blog yesterday?
Instead, I want to talk about news of this brief that over 200 companies, representing more than 7 million employees, a wide variety of industries, and more than $5 trillion in revenue will file with the Supreme Court today. Continue reading
The most fun you can have in a week with wage and hour compliance!!!
ImperfectTommy / Edmond Meinfelder [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Don’t answer that question! Continue reading
What form of discrimination do juries hate most? (But, you’re probably doing the least to address.)
Photo By: Senior Airman Donald Hudson (https://www.defense.gov/observe/photo-gallery/igphoto/2001841357/)
A former federal judge once told me that of all the forms of employment discrimination that juries hate, bias against military personnel tops the list. Continue reading
How NOT to handle an employee’s return to work from heart surgery.
Jarould [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
It’s quite another to insist upon work restrictions.
The former is caring; the latter may be discrimination based on a perceived disability. Continue reading
A substitute teacher was fired for allegedly filming porn in a high school classroom. Let’s have a lesson on background checks.
Liz [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Ew! We need bleach and a dumpster fire for the school supplies! Continue reading
72 police officers in trouble over offensive Facebook posts is your wake-up call to reeducate employees about responsible social media.
By Zuzu – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
I’m typing this post in Las Vegas at the 2019 SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition. Several years ago, the intersection employee use of social media and HR compliance spawned several sessions on the topic. I should know; I delivered many of them.
In 2019 however, that topic seems played out.
But, make no mistake about it, employee abuse of social media is still a big problem for many workplaces in the United States. Continue reading
Even a sex museum must try to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
A former employee of the Museum of Sex in NYC is suing for sexual harassment.
