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Discrimination / Harassment

Effort to discredit public servant risky

04/22/2016
Purposely conspiring to discredit a government employee in order to get him discharged may violate his rights, as a recent case shows.

EEOC hiring bias crackdown rakes in big bucks this spring

04/15/2016
Commission has secured more than $4.7 million in settlements since March 7.

EEOC puts charge status info online

04/15/2016
Employers can now track status of cases online.

$7,500 to cop who urged violence against protesters

04/14/2016
A former Minnesota police officer who issued a social media post urging motorists to run over protesters will not face criminal charges. In fact, he’ll get some extra cash.

Feeling excluded isn’t an adverse action

04/14/2016
Not every perceived affront amounts to discrimination.

Discipline sexist supervisors–and keep them far away from any disciplinary decisions

04/14/2016
Sexist statements simply have no place at work

OFCCP sues NYC’s B&H Foto & Electronics

04/08/2016
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Com­pliance Programs is suing Manhattan-based B&H Foto & Electronics alleging the company discriminated against workers at its Brooklyn Navy Yard warehouse.

One crass comment about disability won’t justify discrimination suit

04/08/2016
An isolated, offensive comment usually isn’t enough to support a lawsuit, even if it was uttered by a supervisor and was seriously offensive.

Co-workers having embarrassing affair? That’s not grounds for others to sue

04/08/2016
Workplace romances can be distracting, but cavorting co-workers doesn’t always add up to sexual harassment or sex discrimination against other employees.

Unfounded racism charges are reason to fire

04/08/2016
If an employee continually makes unsubstantiated racism charges, you can and should discipline them.