Join our partner, Nikki Howell, for a one-hour webinar tailored to minimize risks in the manufacturing industry. While Nikki will be focused on EEOC enforcement, she has some terrific
Continue Reading Manufacturing Success Webinar: Avoiding the Crosshairs of the EEOC (and the Plaintiffs’ Bar)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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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
Continue Reading 10 Things That the EEOC’s New Retaliation Guidance Considers “Protected Activity”
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.
Continue Reading EEOC Identifies Risk Factors for Workplace Harassment
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
Continue Reading Retaliation Remains the Most Popular EEOC Charge
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
Continue Reading I Didn't Steal the Potato Chips, My Disability Did (Part 2)
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
Continue Reading I Didn't Steal the Potato Chips, My Disability Did
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!
EEOC gives opinion on whether shy bladder syndrome qualifies for disability protection.
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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
Continue Reading Joblessness Among the Unemployed Remains High