By Eric B. Meyer When does transferring an employee amount to discrimination? Well, I think we can all agree that, when an employee’s protected class … Read more
A Lesson in Why You Can Never Tolerate a Supervisor’s Racial Slurs
By Eric B. Meyer Even a few stray remarks can land your business in hot water…as one employer recently learned. A cashier at a store in Mississippi … Read more
Is Transexual Discrimination Legal? One Company Says That It Is
By Eric B. Meyer Over the weekend, I joined a Facebook thread discussing a recent federal court complaint filed in Texas by a former Saks employee, Leyth … Read more
President’s Order Would Ban Discrimination for Some LBGT Employees
Editor’s Note: It’s a TLNT holiday tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 15. Our regular content will return on Jan. 5, … Read more
When an Employee Handbook Goes Beyond What the Law Requires
By Eric B. Meyer I’m gonna pause for a sec while you go and grab a copy of your company’s employee handbook. Now open it up to the … Read more
Federal Court Allows Discrimination Against Transgendered Employee
By Eric B. Meyer Under federal law (Title VII), employers cannot discriminate because of one’s sex. While Title VII does not explicitly coverage … Read more
Troubling Questions After Record $185 Million Discrimination Award
By Ashley Manfull Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California ruled that a former female manager of AutoZone can keep a … Read more
Can You Fire an Employee For Having a “Nazi Shrine” on Facebook?
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, I read this story in USA Today from Cam Smith, in which he reports that the North Delta Minor Hockey Association fired one of … Read more
EEOC Guidebook Cranks Up the Push to Combat LGBT Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Even without a federal law that specifically bans discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation or gender identify, … Read more
Employer Wants to “Bring Color” to Workplace, Gets Lawsuit Instead
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s get one thing clear. Anyone can be a victim of discrimination. And when it comes to race, we’re talking black, white, … Read more