Fortunately, for those of you who continue to kick the can on complying with New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave law, it’s only been in effect for two days now. I mean, how much paid sick leave could someone have actually accrued since Monday? Hmmm… If you want to know more about the law, I blogged a
Shout out to Chris Opfer at Bloomberg Law. Chris reported yesterday that the U. S. Department of Justice filed this brief with the United States Supreme Court in this case, in which it argues that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal employment discrimination law, does not cover
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://ift.tt/2IQCgKR) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is a federal law that makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate based on age against anyone who is 40 or older. Got that? 40 or older. This recent federal opinion involves an age retaliation claim that
Surely, you remember the days (weeks) of horrible headlines that dogged United Airlines after the incident in which passengers filmed security dragging down the aisle a bloodied passenger who refused to give up his seat to an airline employee. Well, United may soon be back above the fold again. And
By U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – https://ift.tt/2uAK6lQ, Public Domain, Link Yesterday’s blog post highlighted the blistering dissent of Eleventh Circuit judge Hon. Robin S. Rosenbaum, as she criticized her colleagues for passing on the opportunity to reconsider whether Title
By Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons On February 5, 2018, the Detroit Lions named former New England Patriots Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia as the team’s new Head Coach. Maybe, Lions ownership missed Super Bowl LII and the 41 points that the Philadelphi
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://ift.tt/2HEaBi7) A female employee has just complained to HR that the CEO harassed her. This complaint is the third one against the same alleged harasser. So, you hire an outside attorney to conduct a full investigation anticipating that there might be subsequent l
Image Credit: YouTube Screenshot I have trained you well. We’re gonna cut the ropes to let you fight Tong Po. (Maybe, going with a random Kickboxer reference wasn’t the best metaphor for this audience.) Ok, let’s start over. Yesterday, I had this post about a guy who allegedly lost his job o
By No machine-readable author provided. ChrisRuvolo assumed (based on copyright claims). [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons New Jersey ain’t done yet, dudes! Yesterday, I blogged here about the big, err, HUUUUUUUUUUUGE gender pay equity bill that’s gonna become law in New Jersey very soon.
By robbiesaurus (Flickr: Saint’s Cheerleaders with Saint Bernard) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons But, is it really discrimination if football players get preferential treatment over cheerleaders? “Antiquated” and “blatantly discriminatory”? On Sunday, Ken Belson at the New York Time
Yes, those are two of my children. (Not pictured: “Dad of the Year” Trophy) A little over two years ago, I blogged here about how the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act may impact your business if it closes for a day due to inclement weather. Now that I work “in the clo
Pattie on Flickr (“In an antique shop window” https://ift.tt/1NvzJAQ)//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Even if you operate an antique shop, this sign is not a good look for your business. So, as you can imagine, the State of Illinois wasn’t too cool with one of its local employment age
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The procrastinator’s guide to figuring out New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave law
The DOJ says that Title VII does not protect transgender employees, and this should not surprise you.
I’m gonna go ahead and file this post about age discrimination under “Duh!”
EEOC: Major U.S. airline ignored sexual harassment that ultimately ended in an FBI arrest and conviction
RIP Ann Hopkins
I’m gonna throw a little employment law at this Matt Patricia – Detroit Lions Sexual Assault saga
Must you produce the workplace investigation report prepared to defend a sexual harassment lawsuit?
Can you legally fire an employee who butt-dials you while talking smack about the company…to a co-worker?
Mandatory paid sick leave could be coming to New Jersey too.
A New Orleans Saints Cheerleader claims players get better treatment and that’s discrimination
From the archives: “How do you handle FMLA and FLSA for a snow day office closure?”
This is probably not even legal in Mexico