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Discrimination / Harassment

Religion must be accommodated, not trivialized

07/28/2020
Remind all supervisors that unless a religious need unduly burdens business operations, they must accommodate employee beliefs.

Choosing applicants based on ‘it factor’: Is that job bias?

07/23/2020
Here’s a $215,000 reminder that it’s always better to use objective, quantifiable measures in hiring, rather than relying on subjective factors.

The high cost of honoring customer bias: $568,500

07/09/2020
Discriminating because of a customer’s request is just as illegal as discrimination an employer dreamed up by itself. This is especially true for employment agencies that place workers in temporary assignments or recommend them for permanent placement.

Supreme Court rules for religious employers

07/09/2020
Two of the U.S. Supreme Court’s final decisions of the 2019-2020 term backed employers’ ability to invoke religion to exempt themselves from laws affecting employees and the workplace.

Inspect remote worksites to uncover hidden harassment

07/02/2020
Harassment—sexual and otherwise—often flourishes in remote work locations where there is little direct supervision. One of the best ways to rein it in: routine, unannounced workplace visits by HR.

Beware suits from staff who know your shortcomings

06/25/2020
Widespread protests calling for an end to systemic racism have caught the attention of corporate America.

Steer clear of basing pay on previous compensation

06/18/2020
Attorneys who represent employees and job applicants are starting to win equal-pay cases they might have lost in years past. They are claiming that basing a new employee’s starting pay on how much he or she earned before so perpetuates past bias that it is itself a discriminatory act.

4 steps to stamp out anti-LGBT discrimination

06/18/2020
Priority No. 1: Make sure everyone in your organization understands that you will not tolerate any form of anti-gay discrimination or harassment.

Be alert for persistent racist threat: nooses

06/18/2020
The EEOC and plaintiff’s lawyers routinely sue employers that ignore racially hostile work environments. Those suits are almost impossible to beat if harassment takes the form of racist epithets and symbols such as nooses.

EEOC guidance covers how covid affects ADA, other laws

06/18/2020
The EEOC has posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions arising under the federal equal employment opportunity laws related to the coronavirus pandemic.