In light of his Supreme Court win in June.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has revived a Title VII lawsuit filed by Gerald Bostock, who had sued Clayton County, Georgia, alleging that the county terminated...more
8/28/2020
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A study says you're losing 15 minutes of valuable work time per day!
A study of Australian employees who have been teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic found that they were losing approximately 15 minutes of productive...more
An easy-to-read guide that works for all employees using legal meds.*
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued new guidance documents on the rights of employees who are legally using opioids, and for their...more
The EEOC has started issuing right-to-sue letters again.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that it had resumed issuing "right-to-sue" letters.
Issuance of the letters, which give charging...more
Portions of the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act were struck down yesterday by Judge J. Paul Oetken of the U.S. District Court...more
8/5/2020
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A resume liar, or a candidate who gives you the hard truth?
Let's say you have a great candidate for your vacant position of Director of Widgetary Management. Work experience is on point, excellent presentation in the...more
. . . and an alternate universe without it.
It seems like only five years ago that the Americans with Disabilities Act was celebrating its 25th anniversary. But here we are, five years later, and the ADA is having its 30th...more
FYI! Read ASAP!
The U.S. Department of Labor has added to its long list of Frequently Asked Questions related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The new material (FAQs 94-97) is not earth-shattering, and I...more
Looking pretty on camera is the least of our worries.
One of the very few good things about the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was the fact that I could work at home, which also meant I could look like a bum all day. No...more
Test your knowledge!
How much do you know about the rights of LGBT employees? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers will appear after each question, so you can cheat all you want, and we'll never know. At the...more
Right before the July 4 holiday, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed into law legislation that will limit North Carolina businesses’ liability for claims related to COVID-19.
The legislation adds an Article 8 to Chapter 99E of the...more
Too bad.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower-court decision saying that salary history is not a "legitimate factor other than sex" that justifies a pay differential, and therefore that use of salary history...more
The DOL's Wage and Hour Division tells us how it will look at these issues.
One of the hot (get it?) issues with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is how it will apply to employees' child care needs after the kids'...more
Only YOU can prevent a social media firestorm.
My Facebook page is a snooze. Two members of my immediate family do not want their existence to be acknowledged on the internet. I almost never post anything, except to wish...more
This is not your usual summer, Gentle Reader.
Dear Miss Mannerly:
Last week, we had our office picnic, but everyone is still working from home, so we did it on Zoom. About 30 employees were on the call. Everybody chose an...more
An ambiguity in the agency's prior guidance has been clarified.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its guidance on COVID-19 issues yesterday and clarified that employers may not test employees for COVID-19...more
In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is a form of “sex” discrimination prohibited by Title VII.
Justice...more
6/16/2020
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And, remember those wellness regulations? New ones are in progress.
Yesterday the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its FAQs on coronavirus and discrimination. For those who are already familiar with the...more
The case is now moot, says the D.C. Circuit.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has dismissed as moot the appeal of the government in the case of National Women's Law Center v. Office of...more
But no word on when the votes will take place.
The five-member Equal Employment Opportunity Commission currently has two vacancies, with a third on the way as the term of Victoria Lipnic (R) expires. Ms. Lipnic has...more
The Department of Labor has issued new FAQs.
As most of you know, the U.S. Department of Labor has an ever-growing list of FAQs related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The latest FAQs include guidance related...more
A cautionary tale.
In a decision issued this week, a federal judge in Greensboro, North Carolina, ruled that an employer's policy requiring employees to disclose their legal prescription medications may have violated the...more
The Justice Department is prosecuting a case of alleged phony corony.
Employees, if you need to make up a story to get out of working, you might want to try something other than a fake case of COVID-19...more
Should Rebekah Jones' arrest record be an issue?
The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently fired Rebekah Jones, who was either the genius behind, or the data-input clerk for, the state's coronavirus...more
It's not as large as you'd think.
One of my favorite workplace advice columnists, Karla Miller of The Washington Post, had a good one yesterday about an employee who was having to bring her 10-year-old daughter to work....more