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Discrimination / Harassment

Restaurant caught in birthday suit, now it must pay

07/30/2007

Religious discrimination can take many forms, including, apparently the forced singing of "Happy Birthday" to that embarrassed-looking guy sitting with his buddies in the booth by the window.

Can we terminate manager who violates nonfraternization policy?

07/20/2007

Q Our company policy prohibits managers from dating subordinates. I have just learned that a manager has violated this rule. May we terminate her employment?

Minimizing the legal risks of workplace romance

07/20/2007
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He’s not your employee! Don’t meddle with contracted service workers

07/20/2007
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No Motive, No Intent—No Problem; It Can Still Be Job Bias

07/19/2007

But be aware that employees sometimes try to show that your otherwise neutral policies have a disparate impact on members of their protected class …

Government Employees Filing Fewer Bias Complaints

07/19/2007

Federal employees filed 16,723 complaints of job discrimination with the EEOC in the past fiscal year, down from more than 18,000 the previous year …

Court: Even ‘Unintended Harassment’ Can Be Illegal

07/19/2007

Try this on for gross: A female employee gains access to her boss’s e-mail account without permission and discovers a vulgar e-mail sent by a male co-worker to the boss. The subject of the e-mail: her genitals. So, does this count as a hostile work environment? …

The new EEO-1 form: Prepare for big changes

07/10/2007

Many employers need to file the EEOC’s annual EEO-1 report by September 30. Get ready for big changes, as the form has been significantly revised for the first time in 40 years.

Trinity Church not responsible for assault on parishioner

07/05/2007

The Parish of Trinity Church of New York in lower Manhattan is not liable for the sexual assault of a church member by an employee, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, has affirmed …

Job applications: How to create a legally safe form

07/02/2007

No single federal law governs job applications. Your biggest risk is asking unnecessary questions that run afoul of federal or state laws banning job discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race, religion, national origin or disability. But, done right, your application can be a great tool to communicate important information …