Colloquially, today’s topic is “reverse religious discrimination.” But, more accurately, it’s about a claim of “religious nonconformity.”
In plain English, what happens when an employee refuses to comply with their employer’s religion? Continue reading
Yesterday’s post discussed how direct evidence “proves impermissible discriminatory bias without additional inference or presumption,” i.e., the proverbial smoking gun. But smoking gun evidence in discrimination cases is rare. Employers aren’t out there telling employees that their race will cost them their jobs.
Well, most employers, that is. Continue reading
A man walks into a job interview. Continue reading
Yesterday, the Department of Labor announced that a Pennsylvania federal court awarded $35.8 million in overtime back wages and liquidated damages to 6,000 current and former workers across fifteen facilities in what it claims to be “one of nation’s largest FLSA judgments.” Continue reading
Picking up where the EEOC left off earlier this year with its harassment guidance for employers that postings on a social media account targeting employees can contribute to a hostile work environment, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reached the same conclusion in an opinion issued last week. Continue reading
Yesterday, I read a press release in the EEOC’s Virtual Newsroom announcing the resolution of a retaliation lawsuit. In my twenty-plus years of practicing employment law, I didn’t recall seeing retaliation claims quite like this one. Continue reading
The FTC’s rule banning non-competes takes effect on September 4, 2024. Before then, employers must notify most employees that their noncompetition agreements are unenforceable. However, several pending lawsuits aim to block the rule. Although, none have succeeded…yet. What does the Rule require? What are the chances that these lawsuits will succeed? And what should businesses do between now and September besides clutch their pearls? We’ve assembled an all-star panel of employment lawyers to answer these questions and help your business prepare.
Join us on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT.
Click here to register for this free Zoom powered by HRLearns. Continue reading
Apropos of nothing employment-related, I read a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision that compels me to warn you before heading out to your favorite watering hole this weekend and ordering a plate of boneless wings.
Eat them at your own risk of swallowing a chicken bone. Continue reading
The common logic is that firing an employee shortly after complaining about workplace discrimination isn’t a good look. Continue reading
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