I’m trying to remember the last time that I did a “joint employer” post. It’s been a while for sure. But, since I just finished reading this NY federal … Read more
It’s Time to Talk About What HR Can Do About Sexual Harassment
I never thought that I would keynote a conference about workplace harassment with Gretchen Carlson. Ten years after leaving my day-to-day job in HR, it’s … Read more
Why the ‘Pence Rule’ Is a Bad Business Practice
In the wake of ongoing sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood, Congress and the media, some male bosses are thinking of adopting what is known as the … Read more
Better Reference Checking Is A Step To Ending Bad Behavior
From Uber’s media firestorm earlier this year which highlighted its lack of female employees and failure to address complaints of sexism to the recent memo … Read more
Court Says Accommodation May Be Required After Giving Birth
A federal court just sent a warning shot to bosses: the effects of pregnancy don’t end at birth. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which … Read more
Supreme Court Asked to Decide If Title VII Covers Sexual Orientation
Can employers discriminate against a person on the basis of their sexual orientation? Until this spring, the answer was yes. For years, federal courts have … Read more
White House Suspends Pay Data Portion of EEO-1
Employers who were required to file pay and demographic data as part of a revised EEO-1 have been given a reprieve. The EEOC, under direction by the White … Read more
The Google Manifesto Debate Tells Us That Diversity Training Is Harder Than We Suspect
It was inevitable that Google would fire its outspoken software engineer for his controversial manifesto challenging the company’s efforts at … Read more
Engineer’s Anti-Diversity Memo Gets Sharp Rebuke From Google
A political firestorm has erupted at Google over a 10-page memo by a software engineer challenging the company’s diversity efforts, declaring that … Read more
Memo Challenging Google’s Diversity Efforts Sparks Firestorm
A political firestorm has erupted at Google over a 10-page memo by a software engineer challenging the company’s diversity efforts, declaring that … Read more