In a 2008 interview with the Ladies Home Journal, Barack Obama stated that, “The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it … Read more
Hospital To Pay Nearly $1 Million To Settle Workplace Language Lawsuit
In one of the largest language discrimination settlements ever negotiated by the EEOC, a California hospital agreed to pay almost $1 million to settle a … Read more
Court: Forced Reinstatement of Sexual Harasser Violates Public Policy
By Eric B. Meyer Courts analyzing anti-discrimination statutes such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act … Read more
Employer Wins Suit Despite a “Pattern of Systematic Sexual Harassment”
By Eric B. Meyer In Mann v. Staples, Inc., a female employee received unwelcome comments about her appearance and physique, was kissed and groped, and … Read more
Can an Employee Wear Religious Items While on the Job?
By Eric B. Meyer “An employee walks into a hospital wearing a Jesus lanyard…” Well, they can’t all begin with a priest, minister … Read more
Political Speech in the Workplace: Employers Beware
By D. Albert Brannen With a presidential election on the horizon, everyone seems to have strong opinions about the candidates and issues. Inevitably, these … Read more
Nasty Racial Slurs in the Office? Court Says They Don’t Prove Bias
By Eric B. Meyer What if I told you that a female black employee was called “monkey” and “nappy head Raggedy Ann” at work? What if … Read more
HR 101: Don’t Suggest “No More Hysterectomies” to a Woman on FMLA
By Eric B. Meyer In my years of practicing employment law, I’ve drafted several employee handbooks and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) policies … Read more
IT Watchdog Group Says Staffing Firms Discriminate Against Americans
An IT recruiting watchdog group says some staffing companies are abusing the U.S. visa program, advertising jobs that may not even exist, and limiting … Read more
Health Care? What Health Care? Here Are 3 Pending Employment Law Bills
By Eric B. Meyer I heard that there was some U.S. Supreme Court decision yesterday about health care. Want the scoop? Google it. They zig, I’ll zag … Read more