If you read TLNT, you surely are well familiar with this: discrimination against unemployed workers is a hot topic that has been around for the better part … Read more
When Hiring, Just Because You Can Ask It Doesn’t Mean You Should
By Eric B. Meyer I received a comment to yesterday’s post about 29 questions you should never ask a candidate in a job interview. Laurie Ruettimann, … Read more
Retaliation Overtakes Race as the Most Common EEOC Complaint
Complaints of retaliation have overtaken race as the most common EEOC allegation made by workers against their employer. And now that the U.S. Supreme … Read more
3 Ways to Avoid ADA Discrimination Issues During the Hiring Process
By Eric B. Meyer Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Job candidate is told that any job offer is contingent upon passing a drug test. On D-Day, … Read more
EEOC Sues Abercrombie & Fitch (Again) For Religious Discrimination
Clothier Abercrombie & Fitch, the 21st century’s equivalent of the old South’s Woolworth’s lunch counter, is being sued again by the … Read more
6 Things You Can Do to Avoid Hiring Discrimination Issues With the EEOC
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the EEOC held a meeting to discuss what it deems a “major national problem”; namely, deliberate discrimination … Read more
Supreme Court Rules Against Sex Discrimination Suit Targeting Wal-Mart
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited and much anticipated opinion in Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The … Read more
Jeff’s On Call!: Job Postings and Gender Discrimination
This week’s inquiry comes from Tom Skobel: Hello Jeff Allen! I have read and found to be very interesting the article you wrote April 15, 2009, … Read more
Age Bias at Work: As This Case Shows, There’s a High Standard to Meet
By Eric B. Meyer A 51-year-old auto-parts specialist with lupus, fibromyalgia, diabetes and arthritis, claimed that his 29-year-old co-worker called him an … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why I’m Worried About This Scary Talk From the EEOC
Here’s something that should strike fear into the heart of every manager, executive, and HR professional everywhere: The EEOC says it is “reinvigorated” … Read more