Or almost everything.
Employers, has this ever happened to you?
You have a lousy employee, whom we'll call "Igor." You've been meaning to do something about Igor for a while but just haven't gotten around to it....more
And you thought you had problems!
A medical clinic in the St. Louis area had two employees (among others, I presume). "Rose" was African-American. "Daisy" (race unknown) had a disability. ...more
Through the miracle of virtual reality.
Do you feel awkward when you have to fire an employee? Guilty? Nervous? Gleeful, you sick person?...more
It's easier to lose your job if your replacement is a robot.
In an interesting bit of industrial psychology, a study led by the Technical University of Munich (Germany) found that most people (60 percent) would find it...more
No legal authority to issue its Enforcement Guidance!
In February 2018, I wrote about a federal court decision that enjoined (prohibited) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from taking any action to enforce its 2012...more
A tough situation. Could it have been handled better?
The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance will be going to trial in a retaliation case involving reference information it provided for a former employee....more
How can I sue thee? Let me count the ways.
Last week, I talked about five very basic things employers do to get themselves embroiled in employment litigation. They were-
Discrimination (not only unlawful discrimination, but...more
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Happy holiday weekend!
With the Fourth of July approaching, we will go out with a bang.
How much do you know about employment law in the news from this week or so? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers appear...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled this week that severe obesity is not a "disability" within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act unless it is caused by a physiological disorder....more
Eww.
In Canada, sex addiction is apparently not a disability. (Whether it is under the Americans with Disabilities Act remains to be seen, but I don't think so.)
A labor arbitrator has upheld the termination of an employee...more
Not sure I'm buying it.
Two out of three judges on a panel from my own U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a jury verdict in favor of a woman who claimed that she was terminated because of her age....more
And dads get to play, too.
After all, we wouldn't be moms without you! ;-)
Happy Mother's Day weekend! How much do you know about moms in the workplace? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers appear at the end...more
Court says no, in one of the weirdest cases ever.
In January, I blogged about the very strange case of O'Brien v. Industrial Service Solutions.
The plaintiff was a Human Resources Manager who saw a transgender woman in the...more
SMH. The following is a true story.
On Monday afternoon, I was on the phone with a TV news producer who was interested in doing a story on recruiters who discriminate....more
Apply it to everybody, and you've got something.
Someone recently got hold of a 1940s supervisor manual from Radio Corporation of America (later, RCA Corporation, and now broken up with the parts dissolved or absorbed by...more
Know where your rights as an employer begin and end.
A federal judge refused this week to dismiss a "cyber privacy" lawsuit, providing some good lessons for employers....more
And happy St. Patrick's Day weekend!
How much were you paying attention to employment law news this week? Take our quiz, and find out! As always, the answers appear at the end of each question, and if you cheat, I'll never...more
A positive test may not equate to impairment.
Those of us who have spent a lot of time in the world of drugs (gee, that doesn't sound right) know that marijuana stays in the body for weeks.
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And ready to answer all of your workplace romance questions.
NOTE FROM ROBIN: Last year, in honor of Valentine's Day, we had a guest post by advice columnist Dr. Loveless. I am delighted to announce that the "Doctor is in...more
Even if your state is "easy," don't relax.
It seems like all we ever read about is those more activist "blue states" -- California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York . . .
If you're an employer in a more...more
A PR statement employers may want to save for a rainy day.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Date: TBD (embargo until needed) -
Contact: Corporate Communications Director
...more
Another chapter in a continuing saga.
I've written three times about Dale Kleber, the very experienced attorney who was not considered for an entry-level job as in-house counsel with a health care company.
Mr. Kleber, who...more
Bonnie O'Daniel was a Human Resources manager (remember that!) at a workplace in Louisiana. One day in April 2016, she went shopping at a well-known national retail store and encountered a transgender woman in the dressing...more
Employer of the month.
Staff at a hair salon in Wuxi in Jiangsu province, China, were expected to sell a quota of hair products each day....more
Happy holidays, with an employment law twist.
1-Macy’s parade Santa Claus was fired and replaced by Kris Kringle after he drank too much and got tangled up in his whip. The original Miracle on 34th Street was made in 1947,...more