Last week, a federal appellate court allowed a white assistant manager to pursue claims of reverse race discrimination against a bank because the reasons … Read more
Not Following Your Written Policies May Be Worse Than No Policy at All
By Eric B. Meyer What’s the point of having a written handbook policy if you aren’t going to follow it? Better yet, what are the consequences … Read more
When Does Asking About Retirement Becomes Age Discrimination?
By Eric B. Meyer Back in August, I wrote about a case where a federal court held that an employer inquiring about an employee’s retirement plans, … Read more
Test Your HR Legal Smarts: Case of The Naughty Poet and the Bad Haircut
With all the suing going on these days, adding J.D. to your SPHR might be a wise investment. Considering that the average compensatory award in a federal … Read more
Court: Hostile Work Environment Can Be Part of Age Discrimination Claim
By Eric B. Meyer You know what’s not a good business practice for a car dealership? Referring to an older male employee as “old man,” … Read more
Company With “Best in Class” HR Settles $3 Million Discrimination Suit
Read these two statements and see if you can figure out which companies they refer to: “We believe our human resource practices are fair, comply with … Read more
Unemployed Discrimination? Big Media Wakes Up, Discovers the Story
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
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
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