If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve probably heard about states and municipalities passing bills requiring FBI or state fingerprint background … Read more
OFCCP Issues Final Rule on Sex Discrimination
Yesterday, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced publication of its long-awaited final rule on sex discrimination. This … Read more
EEOC Says Transgender Employees Can Choose Their Bathroom
Around this time last year, I blogged here about OSHA’s Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers. According to OSHA, “all employees should be … Read more
A Sobering Video Reminder That Sexual Harassment is Still a Workforce Issue
By Eric B. Meyer Most of you have probably seen or heard about Mean Tweets from Jimmy Kimmel Live! That’s the segment where celebrities stand in front of … Read more
It’s Amazing What May Pass For Age Discrimination These Days
By Eric B. Meyer Wait! Another age discrimination post? Yep. Because I want to juxtapose a constant barrage of age-related comments from non-decision … Read more
“Stray Remarks” by Co-Workers Don’t Constitute Age Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer I’ve written a bunch about the deep doo-doo in which employers often find themselves whenasking about retirement or referring to an … Read more
No, Moving an Employee to a Higher Paying Job Is Not Discriminatory
By Eric B. Meyer Reading yesterday’s post about religious accommodations and Flying Spaghetti Monsters may have had you rolling your eyes like — who is … Read more
How Far Must You Go to Accommodate Wild Religious Beliefs?
By Eric B. Meyer Most employment lawyers — especially us blogger types — are never at a loss for a good war story. Like that time I sat through the … Read more
Pennsylvania Is Legalizing Medical Marijuana: What Employers Need to Know
By Eric B. Meyer Pennsylvania is about to become the second Commonwealth in the United States to legalize medical marijuana. (23 states — la di da, states … Read more
Can an Employer Rescind a Job Offer Because of a Genetic Test?
By Eric B. Meyer A received a number of emails following my blog post, “Can you refuse to hire a person whom you fear may have a future disability?” One of … Read more