Last week, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a legal action challenging the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) “enforcement … Read more
Unequal Pay: If Your Client Discriminates, You Could Pay
You probably don’t realize it, but you’re directly liable for equalizing the pay of a candidate hired by a client. It’s like having … Read more
Court: Company Doesn’t Have to Allow Mass Unscheduled Prayer Breaks
By Eric B. Meyer Today, we’re talking about religious accommodations. In EEOC v. JBS USA, LLC, several Muslim employees at a meatpacking plant argued … Read more
Going to the Dogs: When Do You Have to Allow Animals at Work?
By Carmon M. Harvey These days, dogs are everywhere. They are carried, pushed, toted, and even sometimes walked into almost every building imaginable – … Read more
EEOC Its Increasing Focus on Obesity as a Workplace Disability
By Eric B. Meyer About two years ago, the EEOC sued a Texas company, alleging that the company engaged in disability discrimination, in violation of the … Read more
5 New Workplace Legal Hazards That You Can’t Afford to Ignore
A rapidly changing legal landscape is making the application, interview and screening processes increasingly complicated – and potentially dangerous for … Read more
Five Sticky Legal Issues You Can’t Afford to Ignore
A rapidly changing legal landscape is making the application, interview and screening processes increasingly complicated – and potentially dangerous for … Read more
How to Keep Workplace Investigations From Going Wrong
By Eric B. Meyer What could possibly go wrong with a sham workplace investigation? Well, if it means that the employee diagnosed with anxiety and … Read more
EEOC Loses a Battle In Its War on Background Checks
By Eric B. Meyer Late last year, in this post, I highlighted the six issues that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission prioritized in its … Read more
Is Obesity a Workplace Disability? One Court Bucks the Trend and Says No
By Eric B. Meyer In mid-June, the American Medical Association concluded that obesity is a disease “requiring a range of medical interventions to … Read more