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Discrimination / Harassment

Feds: Employee referrals led to race bias at Palo Alto firm

10/27/2016
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Contract Compliance Programs has filed suit against Palantir Technologies, alleging the Silicon Valley company systematically discriminated against Asian job applicants.

Harassment causes disability? You must accommodate

10/27/2016
An employee could become so agitated that she develops an anxiety disorder that requires a reasonable accommodation—such as separating the harasser from her.

EEOC enforcement plan focuses on new economy, anti-Muslim bias

10/25/2016
The EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan for the next five years includes a new focus on what the commission calls the “complex employment relationships and structures in the 21st century workplace.”

Custodial aide cleans up after equal pay complaint

10/17/2016
The Montevideo, Minn. School District has settled an equal pay discrimination suit with the EEOC for $50,000.

Minor deviation from layoff procedures? Courts unlikely to consider that discrimination

10/17/2016
Of course you should always strive to follow your internal policies and procedures to the letter. That doesn’t mean you need to panic if you discover that someone unintentionally deviated from your standard practice.

Harassment investigations: What to ask

10/14/2016
When investigating an employee’s complaint of harassment—sexual or otherwise—tailor your inquiries to the facts of that case.

Allegations of discrimination? Consider transfer

10/12/2016
Sometimes, the best thing an employ-er can do is to offer a transfer to an employee who has complained about alleged discriminatory conduct.

Boss’s stray comment isn’t enough to prove national origin discrimination

10/12/2016
Sometimes, supervisors get frustrated with difficult employees. That’s when they may say something in the heat of an argument that they later regret.

Watch out for suits claiming NYCHRL violation: They’re much easier for employees to win

10/12/2016
It is far easier for an employee to argue that he has been a victim of discrimination under New York City’s anti-bias law than under federal law.

Prepare to prove firing wasn’t retaliation

10/12/2016
If an employee complained about a supervisor’s actions, make sure the supervisor can’t manipulate the disciplinary process to punish the worker.