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Discrimination / Harassment

Years later, termination records still win cases

12/12/2018
There’s a good reason to retain the employment records of poor performers. In fact, the argument can be made that you should keep those records indefinitely.

A new protected class? Don’t have a cow! Yet

12/11/2018
A British employment tribunal is expected to hear a case brought by a man who alleges he was unlawfully sacked because he is a vegan.

Pennsylvania LGBT employee rights in flux as courts weigh in on bias

12/06/2018
A significant number of test cases are working their way through federal courts, testing whether Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination encompasses discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Milton, Pa. truck wash accused of harassment, discrimination

12/06/2018
Eagle United Truck Wash, a national chain, faces charges it permitted severe harassment of a black employee at its Milton facility—and then retaliated against him after he complained.

Make objective qualifications your focus when hiring

12/06/2018
The best way to inoculate against failure-to-hire or promote lawsuits is to ensure your selection process is based on objective criteria.

Contradictory evaluations? That’s going to be a problem

12/06/2018
Beware changing supervisors during an employee’s probationary period. That may lead to evaluations that contradict one another, which could trigger a lawsuit.

Flu shots: Seek accommodations if employee refuses vaccine for religious reasons

12/06/2018
Employers must reasonably accommodate employees whose sincerely held religious beliefs prohibit immunization.

Club wanted ‘younger direction,’ gets court instead

12/06/2018
Llanerch Country Club in Havertown, Pennsylvania, faces an EEOC lawsuit after it laid off a 59-year-old groundskeeper, allegedly replacing him with younger workers.

Jury awards $6 million for anti-American bias

12/06/2018
In a closely watched discrimination case, a federal jury has ruled against a foreign employer and in favor of an employee who identified himself as ethnically American.

Equal Pay Act: Better explain any unequal pay

12/04/2018
Watch out when offering a new hire more money than someone currently holding the same job. If the incumbent is of the opposite sex, you had better have solid documentation explaining exactly why the newcomer deserved more money.