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The Employer Handbook BlogEEOC records the fewest charges of discrimination in over 20 years!
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I knew that my training and day-to-day employer counseling were good. But damn! Continue reading
Rather than pay about $2,000 to install automatic doors, an employer loses a $650K disability discrimination verdict instead
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Me? I would’ve picked door number one. Continue reading
Can employees use FFCRA leave to get vaccinated? We’ll answer this and more today at Noon ET on Zoom!
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Spoiler alert: No. (Well, actually, it depends.)
Did an employer take a job offer back from a pregnant woman while getting induced?!? The EEOC thinks so.
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Worse yet, the employer is a hospital!!! Continue reading
Oh, check it out! The Equality Act is back. But, will it get to the President this time? 🏳️🌈
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In 2019, the House of Representatives made history when it passed the Equality Act, a comprehensive LGBT rights bill. Continue reading
🚨HR ALERT🚨 If your employee handbook is missing a “Pregnancy Accommodations” policy, fix that ASAP!
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If you missed The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour on Friday, head on over to The Employer Handbook YouTube Channel — be sure to subscribe while you are there — and check out the replay. Among the topics that Robin Shea and I discussed was the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Continue reading
How could a 12-year-old statement breathe life into a claim for unequal pay? I’ll explain…
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Did you know that each time you pay someone less based on their gender, it is a separate violation of the law? Continue reading
Ok, so what employment-related claims can a man with a pregnant wife file?
Yesterday, I told you that a man couldn’t bring a pregnancy bias claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But, a bunch of you actual and aspiring employee-rights attorneys had ideas to prove me wrong.
Can a man bring a pregnancy discrimination claim? (Yeah, you read that right.)
One of your employees shows up at Human Resources with a laundry list of complaints.
It must be one of those days that end in a “y.”