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Discrimination / Harassment

‘Past-tense’ pregnancy isn’t enough

05/01/2002
A federal district court tossed out a case brought by an office manager who claimed she was harassed during her pregnancy and fired eight months after she returned to work. Reason: …

EEOC lifts controversial ADEA link to retiree benefits

05/01/2002
Bowing to criticism from employers and employee groups, the EEOC has officially rescinded its policy of applying the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) to employer-sponsored retiree health benefit plans. …

Examine your promotion policy for reverse discrimination

05/01/2002
Reason: In a closely watched case, a federal court struck down the U.S. Army’s officer promotion process on the grounds it discriminates against white men. The policy notes past discrimination against …

Supreme Court: Illegal workers aren’t due back pay

05/01/2002
Immigrants who work in the United States illegally can’t claim the same rights to restitution as U.S. citizens when they are mistreated on the job, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last …

Post Job Openings In-House

05/01/2002

Q. We rarely post high-level management jobs internally. Must all jobs be posted internally so that someone can’t file suit claiming “pre-selection” or that he never had a chance to apply? —K.L., California

Don’t use nepotism policy as smoke screen for bias

04/01/2002
Paul Yancey Sr. began working for the railroad in the 1960s and rose to the position of general maintenance foreman. In 1993, his son, Paul Jr., started working there, too. But …

High court lowers hurdle for employees in job-bias claims

04/01/2002
In a pair of recent decisions, the Supreme Court made it easier for workers to bring bias claims against their employers. Case 1. The Supreme Court said the 2nd Circuit …

Firing harassers is OK, even without formal company policy

04/01/2002
Machine operator Louvenia Hall complained that a co-worker repeatedly harassed her. When the company investigated, it found that Hall had returned the favor by harassing him, too. The company’s solution: Fire …

You don’t have to accommodate bogus religious beliefs

04/01/2002
David Cruz claimed that his religious belief as a Seventh-day Adventist prohibited him from joining a union. He complained to his employer about union practices and was fired at the union’s …

Assume that hostile work environment claims under ADEA will fly

04/01/2002
A collector for a financing firm, who was over 40, complained about age-related remarks made by her manager. Nothing was done and the collector was fired, even though she had received …