The Employer Handbook Blog

Court: Title VII prohibits retaliation based on good-faith complaint of sexual-orientation harassment

August 25, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on a number of protected classes. Sexual orientation isn’t one of those protected classes specifically listed in the statute.

So, if an employee complains about sexual-orientation harassment and is later fired because she complained, then that won’t create a claim under Title VII. Or does it?

Find out after the jump…

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Will the EEOC become more employer-friendly in the Fall?

August 22, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

*** whistles ***

The word on the street according to Kevin McGowan at Bloomberg/BNA (here $$$) is that U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien (D) has decided not to seek renomination to the EEOC.

Originally an Obama recess-appointment, the Senate confirmed Ms. Berrien as EEOC Chair in December 2010. Her term expired on July 1, 2014, but she is permitted to retain her seat until September 1, 2014.

Yes, you can fire an employee who discloses a disability at his termination meeting

August 21, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

Filed under: duh!

The Employment Law Blog Carnival: Instagram Edition #ELBC

August 20, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

If a picture says a thousand words, then my editors are going to be hella-mad at me.

After the jump, it’s the best of the employment law blogosphere told through the eyes of Instagram.

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NJ Gov. Christie vetoes bill to protect unemployed job hunters

August 19, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

Thumbnail image for nj.jpg A bill that would have made it illegal for New Jersey companies to refuse to hire a job candidate because of his/her employment status is dead for now. Find out why after the jump…

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NLRB may encourage your employees to file OSHA, FLSA claims too

August 18, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board issued this memorandum in which it has instructed regional offices to encourage employees to file complaints with the United States Department of Labor if the the regional NLRB office “believes that an employer may have violated a substantive or anti-retaliation provision of [OSHA] or the FLSA.”

Remember that the National Labor Relations Act covers more than just unionized employers and workplace. For example, many of the social media cases involving the NLRB that you may have read about actually involve non-union workplaces. So, if you haven’t gotten the message already, this NLRB initiative is another wake-up call to get your house in order.

Otherwise, you may have multiple federal agencies up in your business.

This may be the worst lie ever told on a resumé. Like ever.

August 15, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

I was reading this recent CareerBuilder survey, which reports that 58% of employers have caught a lie on a resumé. (Most popular lie: skills embellishment).

As, CareerBuilder is apt to do, the survey contained a section of some of the most outlandish lies ever caught on a resumé.

Some that made that list include: Applicant included job experience that was actually his father’s. Meh.

NJ Gov. Christie signs ban-the-box legislation

August 14, 2014 | by Eric B. Meyer

Come January 1, most NJ employers will no longer be able to ask about an applicant’s criminal record during the initial employment application process.

That’s right.

Ban the box will be b-b-b-b-banned in the Garden State!

More on the new law after the jump…

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