On March 14 the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) issued a significant ruling clarifying when an employer may prohibit employees from wearing … Read more
White House Signals No Change In LGBTQ Order For Federal Contractors
The New York Times reported President Trump will preserve intact President Obama’s LGBT order (Executive Order 13672) protecting applicants and employees … Read more
Revelation! Unconscious Bias Hurts Your Hiring Results Across All Candidates
One of the primary reasons why increasing amounts of technology are entering the recruiting space is the recognition that recruiters and hiring managers … Read more
What We Can Expect From the EEOC In 2017
In recent years, it has been difficult to predict with certainty what employers can expect from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). While … Read more
An Obscene Applicant Raises Some Good Real-world Hiring Questions
As you may have read about or seen on TV, I recently rejected someone’s job application via AngelList’s Talent Platform. As an independent recruiter … Read more
It’s Amazing What May Pass For Age Discrimination These Days
By Eric B. Meyer Wait! Another age discrimination post? Yep. Because I want to juxtapose a constant barrage of age-related comments from non-decision … Read more
“Stray Remarks” by Co-Workers Don’t Constitute Age Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer I’ve written a bunch about the deep doo-doo in which employers often find themselves whenasking about retirement or referring to an … Read more
Can an Employer Rescind a Job Offer Because of a Genetic Test?
By Eric B. Meyer A received a number of emails following my blog post, “Can you refuse to hire a person whom you fear may have a future disability?” One of … Read more
Does It Ever Make Sense to Get an Age Discrimination Release?
By Eric B. Meyer In honor of my 40th birthday today, how about a primer on age discrimination releases? I’m pretty sure that I’ll get my … Read more
How Companies Can Fight LGBT Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer I recently blogged here about the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‘s first lawsuits challenging sexual-orientation … Read more