By Eric B. Meyer When was the last time that you trained your managers and supervisors on how to address disability accommodation requests? Or, how about … Read more
New OFCCP Pay Transparency Rules In Effect
The nascent trend toward pay transparency has a friend in the U.S. government, which now prohibits its contractors from discriminating against or punishing … Read more
It Will Take a Cultural Change to Really Deal With America’s Aging Workforce
The American labor force is getting older and will get smaller. Already, one in three American workers is over the age of 50. By 2019, every Baby Boomer — … Read more
Last Word: Hey, Job Candidates – If It’s in the Public Domain, It’s Fair Game
Here’s something to remember about our always-connected Internet age: People are addicted to social media — and that addiction can have some … Read more
Want Diversity? Counter Unconscious Biases That Limit Your Diversity Recruiting
Other than the recent conscious discrimination that has seemingly been encouraged by Donald Trump, most discrimination in modern times is extremely subtle … Read more
Will Hiring a Minority Get You Out of a Discrimination Claim?
By Eric B. Meyer Can you eliminate discrimination claims by hiring minority replacements? Yeah, no. When a person claims that he wasn’t promoted because of … Read more
Here’s Why Your Temp Workers Can Probably Sue You For Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, the Philadelphia-based Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took up the issue of whether a company with which a staffing company … Read more
The Unemployed May Be Better Off Not Taking Just Any Job
Here’s an unexpected discovery: women who sat out periods of unemployment fared better at job hunting than did those who took a low-level job while … Read more
Fired For a Mouthful of Coffee? Court Says It Might Be Age Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer WWE great The Undertaker is 50 years old. He’s an eight-time Heavyweight Champion. But, his greatest feat is his streak of 21 consecutive … Read more
When it Comes to Diversity, Just Focus on Talent and NOT Superficial Assumptions
“We have 25 different nationalities in this building.” “Throughout the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] we have 47 different nationalities. We are proud … Read more