Every employee hired is expected to be a team player and integrate into the employer's culture to cultivate success. However, nearly all employers find out at some point that new hires do not always work out as planned....more
Attendees of Ward and Smith’s recent annual Employment Law Symposium received insights on key employment law developments in an interactive discussion between Emily Massey, a labor and employment attorney, and Tom...more
12/4/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Descriptions ,
Machine Learning ,
Mental Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan
On August 11, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ("PWFA"). PWFA went into effect on June 27, 2023,...more
A new lawsuit for sexual harassment is filed almost on a daily basis somewhere in the United States.
Most of these lawsuits could have been avoided with (1) proper groundwork on the front end, (2) an impartial...more
11/30/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII