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Denying training opportunities may be bias

12/18/2018
Showing preference for one protected class over another is the definition of discrimination. The usual examples are obvious. But sometimes, subtler forms of discrimination may become the basis for a lawsuit, too.

New York City enacts new lactation room requirement

12/18/2018
Effective March 19, 2019, employers with at least four employees must have a lactation policy and lactation room available for employees.

EEOC continues crackdown on pregnancy discrimination

12/18/2018
The commission reported on Dec. 10 that it had secured a $3.5 million settlement from the Cato Corp., a large retailer of women’s fashions.

Harassment victims suffer negative consequences for complaining

12/18/2018
Employees who file sexual harassment complaints often face harsh outcomes, with 65% losing their jobs within a year, and 68% reporting some form of retaliation by their employer.

Sexual harasser can’t claim accusation is sex bias

12/12/2018
An alleged sexual harasser recently tried to argue that the very fact that he was accused made him a victim of sex discrimination. It didn’t work.

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.

NLRB seeks more comments on joint-employment rule

12/12/2018
The National Labor Relations Board is extending the time for submitting comments regarding its proposed rule addressing its joint-employer standard.

$3.2 million bill for contractor misclassification

12/12/2018
A recent settlement shows just how much the U.S. Department of Labor dislikes seeing employers game the system by trying to classify employees as independent contractors.

Anti-union ultimatum costs tech firm $775,000

12/12/2018
Lanetix, a Silicon Valley software start-up, has agreed to pay $775,000 to resolve charges it engaged in unfair labor practices.

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.