By Eric B. Meyer What happens when an employee’s national origin claim becomes a retaliation lawsuit? Late last week, Kurt Orzeck at Law360 wrote … Read more
You May Need This Someday: 9 Steps to Drafting an EEOC Position Statement
By Eric B. Meyer If you’ve ever had to address an EEOC Charge of Discrimination, you know that drafting a good Position Statement, in which the specific … Read more
Proposed Rule Would Require Employers to Report Pay Based on Gender and Race
By Richard Meneghello and Sarah Moore The Obama Adminstration announced Friday its intent to gather additional pay information from larger employers, … Read more
EEOC Is Pushing Changes to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
By Lisa McGlynn and Nick Beermann The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (aka GINA), is a federal law enacted in 2008 which prohibits employers … Read more
The On-Demand Economy: Revising the Rules For Independent Contractors
The on-demand economy is booming. Nearly 50 million Americans now self-identify as independent professionals in some form or fashion, and market analysis … Read more
A $5 Million EEOC Settlement Spotlights a Priority You May Need to Worry About
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 Employees Are Using Social Media to Fight Workplace Harassment
By Eric B. Meyer It’s almost 2016. By now, who among us: the lawyers, the HR professionals, the owners, has yet to deal with an allegation of workplace … 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
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
Here’s What Is Important About the Latest EEOC Guidance on Wellness Programs
By Eric B. Meyer The EEOC — the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — has issued proposed rules on the Genetic Information … Read more