Discrimination / Harassment

Court decides ‘weird’ is a gender-neutral insult

12/06/2016

Viewing someone as “weird” or unusual isn’t discriminatory if, in context, the label could apply to either sex.

Absolute proof not required, just good faith

12/01/2016

As long as you conduct a fair and impartial investigation aimed at getting to the truth, courts don’t demand that you get every fact right.

New EEOC guidance addresses national origin discrimination

11/29/2016

The EEOC has issued updated enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination, addressing Title VII’s prohibition on bias that targets employees based on their ethnic and cultural heritage.

16 new state laws California employers need to know about

11/28/2016

A list of the most significant laws affecting private sector employers in California.

Tell supervisors: No ethnic slurs allowed, ever

11/23/2016

If there is one thing that is never appropriate in the workplace, it is racial and ethnic slurs.

Review applications for GINA violations

11/17/2016

If you haven’t recently reviewed your job applications and other employment-related forms, you may be risking a lawsuit.

Harassment litigation smolders at Minneapolis F.D.

11/14/2016

One of the first women to be promoted to captain in the Minneapolis Fire Department has filed suit claiming her former superior, also a captain, sexually harassed her.

More joint employer blues for McDonald’s parent company

11/14/2016

Labor organizers claim they have named McDonald’s Corp. as a defendant in a series of sexual harassment complaints.

A short-handed Supreme Court declines one case, adds another

11/11/2016

The employment law cases the Supreme Court refuses to hear can be almost as important as those it decides.

Subordinate’s hair comment doesn’t justify lawsuit