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Discrimination / Harassment

Audit your potential for discrimination liability

06/27/2019
Some industries and workplaces are at higher than usual risk for discrimination and harassment claims. Any workplace that has a largely homogeneous workforce may create special risks for the few workers who are different.

Board diversity an emerging issue on Capitol Hill, reality in California

06/25/2019
The House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing June 20 on proposals to increase diversity on the boards of directors that guide corporations.

Quick response is a lifesaver in harassment cases

06/20/2019
Remind supervisors to react immediately to harassment complaints, at least by notifying HR.

Trade union lawyers target age discrimination

06/20/2019
If you think labor unions only cause trouble for employers that find themselves on the wrong side of a picket line, think again. At least one union has become a driving force in a nationwide effort to ferret out age discrimination and file class-action lawsuits to make it stop.

Long Island company settles EEOC bias case for $407,000

06/13/2019
West Babylon-based A&F Fire Protection Co. Inc. has agreed to pay a class of black and Hispanic employees $407,000 to compensate them for blatant racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

Carefully track all details when replacing older worker

06/13/2019
To win an age discrimination case, a worker usually must prove she was replaced by someone significantly younger.

Work just sorta stinks? Judge says, ‘Too bad!’

06/13/2019
When it comes to work, pleasant is often good enough. Perfection is probably too much to ask for. Courts understand this, and won’t let a lawsuit advance if it’s just based on common gripes.

Act immediately to put a stop to harassment

06/13/2019
Employers that take every sexual harassment complaint seriously, investigate the allegations and act fast to stop it usually prevail if an internal complaint turns into a lawsuit. A recent case demonstrates what employers should routinely do.

No ‘magic words’ needed for bias complaint

06/13/2019
Employees are protected from retaliation for reporting discrimination or complaining about other Title VII violations. It’s even true if the employee doesn’t specifically state what kind of discrimination she’s charging, if she has generally been complaining about it over some time.

Ensure dress code allows for religious needs

06/11/2019
Your dress code must allow some leeway for religious exemptions. The EEOC takes religious discrimination seriously and has been aggressively going after employers that enforce dress codes that unnecessarily restrict employees’ faith-mandated attire.