It goes without saying that federally funded educational institutions cannot discriminate on the basis of gender. Some federal courts believe Title IX is the proper statute upon which to base employment discrimination claims,...more
9/14/2018
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Bias ,
Coaches ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
OCR ,
Retaliation ,
School Sports ,
Title IX ,
Title VII ,
Universities
With the rise of the #MeToo movement, many are left wondering why so few victims of sexual harassment spoke up before. A psychological disconnect called “affective forecasting error” helps to explain this failure. Affective...more
In an April 2016 survey of 400 Chicago-area women working at hotels, nearly 50 percent indicated that they have had a guest answer the door naked, expose themselves, or were otherwise flashed. Worse yet, 1 in 10 said they had...more
3/6/2018
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Unions ,
Workplace Safety
Until recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) long held that private university student-employees were not considered “employees” under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) because the relationship with their...more
9/12/2017
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Colleges ,
Columbia University ,
Employee Rights ,
Graduate Students ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Section 7 ,
Student Employees ,
Students ,
Teaching Assistants ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Universities
As all hospitality employers know, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of “sex.” However, the statute does not specifically mention sexual orientation or gender identity. What does...more
6/9/2017
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
LGBTQ ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII