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Philly security firm sued over Muslim head scarf

09/26/2012
The EEOC is suing ABM Security Services, which provides guards for the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, for religious discrimination after an employee claimed she was forced to choose between keeping her job and wearing her traditional Muslim head covering.

Reasonable accommodation? Not employee’s call

09/26/2012

Some disabled employees think the ADA allows them to demand a particular accommodation and turn down their employer’s suggestions. That’s not true. Employees don’t have to like the accommodations you propose …

Document solid reasons for firing complainer

09/26/2012
Employees who complain can be annoying, especially if you believe their gripes don’t have merit. But firing such an employee can be dangerous because complaining about discrimination or other legal issues is protected activity that can’t be punished.

NLRB sets new limits on your off-duty employee access rules

09/26/2012
Does your organization set restrictions on when and where off-duty employees can access your workplace? If so, you should review a new NLRB ruling that narrows the circumstances under which you can keep off-duty workers off your premises.

The price for tolerating name-calling: $70,000

09/25/2012
If you need any incentive to crack down on name-calling in the workplace, consider this new ruling: A jury slapped a $70,000 judgment on an employer for allowing a supervisor to repeatedly call his female subordinate a “bitch.”

Desperate housewife loses one claim, wins one

09/21/2012
Nicollette Sheridan, an original cast member of TV’s “Desperate Housewives” series, has won a partial victory in her lawsuit over Touchstone Television Productions’ decision to kill off her character.

How should we pay for jury duty?

09/21/2012
Q. One of our employees received a jury duty summons. What are our obligations toward the employee in terms of pay and leave?

NLRB targets at-will disclaimers, off-duty employee access

09/21/2012
Recent months have seen the NLRB take efforts to regulate employer activity in new and often unprecedented ways. Two recent attacks include challenges to “at-will” statements and disclaimers in employee handbooks and restrictions on an employer’s right to limit access to its property by off-duty employees.

Fry’s pays $2.3 million to settle harassment complaint

09/21/2012
Fry’s Electronics, which operates 17 stores in California, will pay $2.3 million to settle sexual harassment and retaliation complaints arising from incidents at a store in Washington. On a per-claimant basis, the case resulted in one of the largest settlements the EEOC has ever negotiated.

Cooked books pad Thai restaurants’ earnings

09/21/2012
A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation has uncovered willful FLSA violations by two Chan Dara Thai restaurants in Los Angeles.