By Eric B. Meyer In late December of 2012, the EEOC approved its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2013-2016. Sadly, one of the agency’s enforcement … Read more
How Do You Deal With a Quadriplegic Welder’s ADA Discrimination Claim?
By Eric B. Meyer Yeah, I thought you’d click on this one. From the blog that brought you the Americans with Disabilities Act claims of the bridge worker … Read more
Systemic Discrimination: It’s Also When You Prefer to Hire Women Over Men
By Eric B. Meyer Preferring to hire women instead of men? Yeah, that’s called discrimination. Unless, of course, you’re filling server positions at … Read more
Want Diversity? Counter Unconscious Biases That Limit Your Diversity Recruiting
Other than the recent conscious discrimination that has seemingly been encouraged by Donald Trump, most discrimination in modern times is extremely subtle … Read more
Does Firing an Alcoholic Employee Violate the Law?
By Eric B. Meyer Back in October, the University of Southern California fired Steve Sarkisian, its head football coach. USC fired Sarkisian after various … Read more
Will Hiring a Minority Get You Out of a Discrimination Claim?
By Eric B. Meyer Can you eliminate discrimination claims by hiring minority replacements? Yeah, no. When a person claims that he wasn’t promoted because of … Read more
Yes, a Florida Court Just Ruled That HIV is NOT an ADA Disability
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the EEOC issued two new publications on the rights of HIV-positive individuals in the workplace. As EEOC Chair Jenny Yang … Read more
Here’s Why Your Temp Workers Can Probably Sue You For Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, the Philadelphia-based Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took up the issue of whether a company with which a staffing company … Read more
Why Won’t My Clients Consider the Unemployed?
Dear Barbara: It’s getting more difficult than ever to surface top talent. Often I surface a qualified candidate who is currently not working, but our … Read more
New Study Shows There is Rampant Transgender Discrimination in the Workplace
By Eric B. Meyer On Tuesday, voters in Houston took to the polls and said no to Prop 1. That’s a ballot measure that would have outlawed discrimination at … Read more