WARNING: this article is intended for immature audiences. Hopefully, that light at the end of the tunnel is not the on-coming 5:15 from New Haven. While we’ve been fortunate to have continued working safely and responsibly...more
4/2/2021
/ Absenteeism ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Gross Misconduct ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Resignation ,
Social Distancing ,
Workers Compensation Awards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Romances
Paid leave and orthodontia coverage are so passé. Companies are stepping up their game to attract and retain top talent. Ping-pong tables and “paw-ternity”5 leave are no longer novel benefits....more
4/1/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Microchipping ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Job Duties ,
Robots ,
Title III ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Website Accessibility
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2018 (hereafter “Report”), our eighth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does...more
1/30/2019
/ Consent Decrees ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Subpoenas ,
Wage and Hour
Over the last few months, many employees have sounded the alarm about sexual harassment (not funny). One issued a false alarm about an impending nuclear disaster (also not terribly funny). Sometimes Human Resources...more
3/30/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Biometric Information ,
Code of Conduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Minimum Wage ,
Popular ,
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2017, our seventh annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not merely summarize case...more
2/28/2018
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Big Data ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Government Investigations ,
Harassment ,
LGBTQ ,
Mediation ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2016 (hereafter “Report”), our sixth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not...more
2/27/2017
/ Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Conciliation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability ,
Discovery ,
Discrimination ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Trafficking ,
Injunctive Relief ,
LGBTQ ,
Medical Records ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Race Discrimination ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retaliation ,
Retirement ,
Settlement ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Small Business ,
Technology ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Transparency ,
Voir Dire ,
Wages ,
Wellness Programs