A year ago, I wrote about a report from an EEOC Task Force on risk factors for workplace harassment. Well the Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in
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10 Things That the EEOC’s New Retaliation Guidance Considers “Protected Activity”
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its new “Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues” on On August 25, 2016. Careful readers will be able to deduce from…
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EEOC Identifies Risk Factors for Workplace Harassment
Last month, the Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace issued a report. Among other things, it identified risk factors that can lead to harassment.
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Retaliation Remains the Most Popular EEOC Charge
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that, in fiscal year 2015, 44.5% of the charges it received alleged retaliation. That makes retaliation the most popular charge it received by a…
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I Didn't Steal the Potato Chips, My Disability Did (Part 2)
Last April, we reported on a case where an employer fired an employee for helping herself to a bag of potato chips without paying. The employee argued that she is…
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I Didn't Steal the Potato Chips, My Disability Did
With increasing frequency, employees are relying on disabilities to excuse work-related misconduct. While we’ve been writing about this for years (some suggested that my 2011 post “To What Extent …
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Hiring Employees With Conviction (Part 2)
Many employers utilize background checks to gather information prior to making hiring decisions. In the past, if someone turned up with a felony conviction, their application was dismissed. NOT SO FAST!…
Don't Be Shy
EEOC gives opinion on whether shy bladder syndrome qualifies for disability protection.
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Joblessness Among the Unemployed Remains High
As I wrote back in March, the EEOC — believing that some employers refuse to hire people without jobs — wants to make joblessness a protected category. Now there’s legislation before…
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EEOC Conducts Hearings on Leaves of Absence
I’ve posted before about the challenges employers face in determining how much leave an employee is entitled to. On June 8, 2011, the EEOC met to discuss issues surrounding leave of…
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