Discrimination / Harassment

Creating a diverse workplace: Erase the fear

10/20/2022

Creating a diverse workplace remains a top goal for many employers. But organizations also wonder if those efforts may include unintended consequences like reverse discrimination or other lawsuits.

Global gender gap persists

10/18/2022

According to the 2022 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report, at this rate, it will take 132 years to achieve gender parity.

Office romance and harassment, remotely

10/18/2022

A survey focusing on sexual harassment in the workplace revealed that a whopping 77% of 1,656 respondents had a sexual or romantic relationship with a co-worker at some point.

Reminder: Avoid ageist preference talk

10/13/2022

Rejected or terminated older employees who sue under the ADEA often try to prove age discrimination by offering as evidence management comments with an ageist bent. For example, a CEO who speaks publicly about a preference for youthful applicants or refers to employees as “old timers” or “dinosaurs” may provide the proof a fired older worker needs to win their case.

Replace supervisor to prevent retaliation

10/06/2022

You can stop a harassment case from escalating into a retaliation lawsuit with one simple tactic. Replace the supervisor who allegedly harassed the complaining subordinate and don’t let him or her know anything about the prior complaint.

How not to respond to coming out

10/06/2022

After the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision that transgender discrimination and harassment amount to illegal sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers should have implemented workplace rules that make it clear that employees coming out as transgender should not be harassed or discriminated against.

What’s in a name?

10/04/2022

A new study suggests that a tricky name can hurt someone’s chances of getting a callback.

EEOC says HR director fired for her age

10/04/2022

Fischer Connectors fired its HR director because of her age (67), a violation of federal law, the EEOC charges in a September lawsuit.

Contract lapse can trigger employment suit

09/29/2022

Some employers assume that if they provide time-limited employment contracts, they can let those contracts expire without worrying about being sued for workplace discrimination. After all, when an employer and an individual sign a contract with an end date, it should follow that once that date comes and goes, neither has an obligation to the other, right?

EEOC takes on Chili’s in teen worker case