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
HR 101: How Do You Know When to Pay Employees for Meal Breaks?
By Eric B. Meyer How was your Thanksgiving? Survive Black Friday? Me? I almost left my kids on the North Pole as I counted the minutes until Monday. But, … Read more
How California’s Equal Pay Law Affects All Employers
What is being called the strongest equal pay law in the country goes into effect in California in a month, but its impact is already being felt, and not … Read more
With ADA Accommodations, Sometimes It’s Simple — Just Give Them the Chair!
By Eric B. Meyer Several years ago, I attended a continuing legal education event at which a panel of attorneys discussed accommodations under the … Read more
The Serious (and Costly) Risks You Run by Using Unpaid Interns
By Louise Truong The scene is well-known and well-played out in movies, TV shows, and books: A young, haggard intern hurriedly fetches coffee, makes … 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
Is Denying an Attempt to Rescind a Resignation Just Workplace Retaliation?
By Eric B. Meyer Is it possible that denying an employee’s attempt to rescind her resignation may actually be … retaliation? OK, not exactly. … Read more
It Takes Severe or Pervasive Behavior to Create a Hostile Work Environment
By Eric B. Meyer All of us have heard the words “hostile work environment” bandied about to the point where the most minor slight in the office can … Read more
New Labor Department OT Rules May Be Delayed Until End of 2016
By Eric B. Meyer Is there a delay in the new U.S. Department of Labor Overtime rules? Lauren Weber of The Wall Street Journal reported that Solicitor of … Read more
How “Off-the-clock” Facebook Messages Created a Hostile Work Environment
By Eric B. Meyer I’ll share with you this case about a former employee of a Puerto Rican municipality. This plaintiff alleged that she was subjected to a … Read more